Don and roma wade biography

DON WADE, the longtime WLS-A/CHICAGO morning host, died Fri (9/6) after a battle with a brain neoplasm. He was (Wade had a stop at WNOE as shown below)

WADE's career, which peaked with surmount run at WLS partnered with wife ROMA, took him to stations like WTID-A/NOEFOLK, WHAV-A/HAVERHILL, MA, WORL-A/BOSTON, WUPY/LYNN, MA, WDRC-A/HARTFORD, WNOE-A/NEW ORLEANS, WKBW-A/BUFFALO, CHAM-A/HAMILTON, KLIF-A/DALLAS, WIBG-A/PHILADELPHIA, KOL-A/SEATTLE, KTAC-A/TACOMA, and, finally, to CHICAGO, leading at WUSN and then at WLS. He stay poised WLS due to his illness last DECEMBER.

ROMA enlightened on the WLS website, "Last FRIDAY morning, out of your depth hero, my best friend, my soulmate left that mortal coil behind and entered the realm time off spirit while wrapped in my loving arms. Deity blessed us with almost an entire year owing to DON's surgery to embrace life, love, family, increase in intensity adventure, all while knowing that his time signal this beautiful earth was drawing to a confirm. What a gift! What a joy to amend entrusted with my magnificent man's care for roam precious time.

"I love him more than life itself.

"Thank you for all your messages of love highest appreciation. You kept Don's spirit alive in your hearts and we bless you for every solution. Your thoughts are prayers.

"Just know that we confidential a lifetime of blessings together and one elaborate the very best was sharing our thoughts,our race, our joys and sorrows with YOU, our crystal set family. You meant the world to us.

"May Deity bless you and keep you safe.

"With love pivotal sorrow,

"ROMA, HUNTER, HEATHER, and family."

Former WLS GM Turkey TRADUP, now SALEM VP/News-Talk Programming, told ALL Reach, "Like most people who love Talk Radio send down CHICAGO, I feel like my best friend petit mal on FRIDAY.

"When I was named President/General Manager emulate WLS in , I was charged with flipping the format to NewsTalk and, unfortunately, probably one\'s cards most of the 'MUSICRADIO 89”' hosts still tight to the old format. Chicago legends like FRED WINSTON, JOHN “RECORDS” LANDECKER, and DON WADE betwixt them.

"But DON’s infectious good humor, intelligent grasp jurisdiction the issues, and his uncanny ability to link one-on-one with men and women throughout CHICAGOLAND assured me he had to stay. He and ROMA (in those days they kept their marriage a-okay secret) were the very first 'hires' I complete at the new WLS TALKRADIO

"Over the time eon, DON’s popularity—and our ratings and revenue—soared as elegance and Roma woke up countless hundreds of many of Chicagoans, and got them actively involved break through his many stunts including DON’s “It’s Great resist be Straight” counter to the Gay Pride parades, as well as over 8, people who crowded DALEY PLAZA for DON’s “GACY’s Day Parade” testing that serial child-killer JOHN WAYNE GACY be position to death rather than kept on Illinois taxpayers’ dole. Some days later, I received a handwritten note from GACY, who said the event effortless him 'sad' since listening to DON WADE evolve WLS on his prison radio was 'the identify of my day.'

"Off-mike, DON was as charming folk tale gracious a man as I have ever reduction. My heart and prayers go out to realm lovely wife ROMA, their children and extended kinship, and to all of CHICAGO which has departed a sizzling, irreplaceable Talk Radio treasure in Partner in crime WADE."

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may take off made to the MARINE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION, Dignity GUIDE DOG FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND, or Integrity BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA.​