He was known on the air as “Jaybo” and spent over 20 years as a part of the WQDR-FM (94.7) family in Raleigh, hosting mornings. Jay Butler worked at a number of Triangle-area stations in North Carolina, including WDNC-AM (620), WDCG-FM (105.1), WYYD & WKIX-FM (102.3), before he made WQDR his home. Butler passed away after a battle with prostate cancer. He was only 58. You can post a message on the WQDR wall to remember Butler here … “Captain Mel” Berman worked at a number of stations, including WHB-AM (810) in Kansas City, the legendary “1380 WAMS” in Wilmington, Delaware, with stops in York, Pennsylvania, New York City (at WMCA) and Pittsburgh before settling in to become the host of one of Florida’s most popular outdoor radio shows on Tampa’s WFLA-AM (970). That gig lasted for over 25 years. Berman, who as a young New York City reporter interviewed John F. Kennedy before he was president and Eleanor Roosevelt, also spent time as an early rock & roll DJ. He passed away following complications after heart surgery. He was 81.