Post by ۞Quaalude™۞ on Oct 1, 2009 9:21:44 GMT -5
Larry Stewart died Monday in Camarillo, Calif., where he lived. His daughter, Debbie Stewart, says her father died after a fall at his home. He was 87.
Stewart was the play-by-play man for Illinois football and basketball from the mid 1940s until his retirement in 1980. He also was a longtime talk show host on Champaign radio station WDWS.
In addition to his daughter, Stewart is survived by his wife, Rosalyn, and a son, Matt.
Larry was the dominant radio personality in that era," Shaul said. "He was a familiar voice for anybody following Illinois sports in those days."
Longtime WDWS morning show host Jim Manley credited Stewart with contributing greatly to the development of talk radio locally.
"People couldn't get enough of Penny For Your Thoughts," Manley said.
"Larry was a man who was quick to react to developments, so some people thought he was curt and not very friendly. In reality, he was very friendly," said Manley, adding his boss was not a fan of country music.
"He never pulled any punches. One time he told me that if I played any country music he would fire me," Manley said.
Debbie Stewart said her father was in great health until last week. He was still playing golf regularly but had given up tennis about a year ago. In Florida, he did coaching and line judging in junior tennis tournaments. And he was teaching bridge at the senior center in Camarillo, she said.
"He loved, loved the New York Times crossword puzzle and history and his beloved dog Lily," she said of the 7-year-old poodle.
A self-described "daddy's girl," Debbie Stewart said her father also loved her and Matt "a lot."
"He really went out at the top of his game, which is what he wanted to do," she said
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Information from: The News-Gazette, www.news-gazette.com
A man who broadcast Illinois football and basketball games for more than three decades has died. Larry Stewart died R.I.P QC
Stewart was the play-by-play man for Illinois football and basketball from the mid 1940s until his retirement in 1980. He also was a longtime talk show host on Champaign radio station WDWS.
In addition to his daughter, Stewart is survived by his wife, Rosalyn, and a son, Matt.
Larry was the dominant radio personality in that era," Shaul said. "He was a familiar voice for anybody following Illinois sports in those days."
Longtime WDWS morning show host Jim Manley credited Stewart with contributing greatly to the development of talk radio locally.
"People couldn't get enough of Penny For Your Thoughts," Manley said.
"Larry was a man who was quick to react to developments, so some people thought he was curt and not very friendly. In reality, he was very friendly," said Manley, adding his boss was not a fan of country music.
"He never pulled any punches. One time he told me that if I played any country music he would fire me," Manley said.
Debbie Stewart said her father was in great health until last week. He was still playing golf regularly but had given up tennis about a year ago. In Florida, he did coaching and line judging in junior tennis tournaments. And he was teaching bridge at the senior center in Camarillo, she said.
"He loved, loved the New York Times crossword puzzle and history and his beloved dog Lily," she said of the 7-year-old poodle.
A self-described "daddy's girl," Debbie Stewart said her father also loved her and Matt "a lot."
"He really went out at the top of his game, which is what he wanted to do," she said
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Information from: The News-Gazette, www.news-gazette.com
A man who broadcast Illinois football and basketball games for more than three decades has died. Larry Stewart died R.I.P QC