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> On Oct 26, 2015, at 1:38 PM, John J Jacques <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Hi all, this was just sent to me, so I thought I would share!
> 
> 73, and R I P Ed:
> John
> 
> ----- Forwarded Message -----
> Radio legend Ed Walker dies at 83, three hours after final broadcast
> 
> WASHINGTON — Radio pioneer Ed Walker, whose “Joy Boys” broadcasts with
> Willard Scott dominated Washington’s airwaves in the 1960s, has died at
> age 83, three hours after his final broadcast.
> 
> Walker, who was born blind, “died quietly in his sleep at 2 a.m.” says
> Ken Mellgren, Walker’s longtime friend and former boss at WWRC.
> 
> “He was in no pain,” Mellgren told WTOP.
> 
> Walker was recently diagnosed with cancer. Last week he recorded his
> final broadcast of “The Big Broadcast” for WAMU from his hospital room.
> The final installment was replayed Sunday evening.
> 
> In a tweet, WAMU said “We are very sad to announce our friend Ed Walker
> passed away this morning, after listening to his final show with his
> family.”
> 
> Sharon Lovering, Editor
> American Council of the Blind
> 2200 Wilson Blvd., Suite 650
> Arlington, VA 22201