Deaths
- Barney Cannon, 53. Program director at KWKH in Shreveport, Louisiana. Died April 19.
- Walter Cronkite, 92. Former host at WKY and KCMO in the 1930s; most recently heard on radio as the announcer for radio simulcasts of the CBS Evening News. Died July 17.
- Monte Clark, 72. Former color analyst and broadcaster for the Michigan Wolverines and Michigan State Spartans football teams. Died September 16.
- Fred Cusick, 90. former Boston Bruins play-by-play announcer. Died September 15.
- Larry Glick, 87. Overnight radio host at WBZ in Boston from 1968 to 1986. Died March 26.
- Paul Harvey, 90. Influential American commentator who hosted The Rest of the Story and News and Comment for 58 years. Died February 28.
- Irv Homer, 75. Philadelphia area talk radio host from 1975 to 2007. Died June 24.
- Fred Honsberger, 58. Talk radio host on KDKA in Pittsburgh. Died December 16.
- Michael Jackson, 50. Worldwide famous singer, dancer, and actor whose Thriller album was the biggest-selling album of all time. Died June 25 of a drug-related cardiac arrest. As the result of his death, most radio stations in the United States played tributes to Jackson and his music.
- Harry Kalas, 73. Play-by-play announcer for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1971 to until the day before his death, as well as for the NFL on Westwood One and NFL Films. Died April 13.
- George Kell, 86, Detroit Tigers play-by-play announcer from 1959 to 1996, died March 24.
- Malcolm Laycock, 71, British radio presenter and producer, died November 8.
- Les Lye, 84. Canadian TV/radio actor and broadcaster, July 22.
- Ed McCarthy. Anchor on CNN Radio, died July 9.
- Ed McMahon, 86. Host of the NBC program Monitor and, at the time of his death, the weekly talk show Lifestyles, as well as several television shows. Died June 23.
- George Michael, 70. Disc jockey at WABC New York, later sportscaster of Sports Machine fame. Died December 24.
- George Neher, 65. Morning radio host at WTNY in Watertown, New York from 1964 to 2009; found dead August 25.
- Erika Roman, 33. Radio personality with WPYO/Orlando, Florida and promoter for Fever Records; car crash, May 1.
- Soupy Sales, 83. Midday jock at WNBC in New York City during the Don Imus/Howard Stern era. Died October 22.
- Ed Schwartz, 62. Longtime Chicago late-night radio host; died February 4.
- Ron Silver, 62. Actor, director, producer and political activist; was midday host on Sirius XM's P.O.T.U.S channel. Died March 15.
- Percy Sutton, 89. Founder of Inner City Broadcasting Corporation; died December 27.
- George Weber, 48. Newsman for ABC Radio; stabbed to death March 20.
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