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Is KIEV's Rick Ward Dead?

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Not too long ago I had posted Rick had served time in Prison for marketing his Oldies collection and not securing the proper rights and he wrote me here as that was news to him. I felt terrible but I see on Don's site he is celebrating his Birthday in Death? When did he die?
 
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Not too long ago I had posted Rick had served time in Prison for marketing his Oldies collection and not securing the proper rights and he wrote me here as that was news to him. I felt terrible but I see on Don's site he is celebrating his Birthday in Death? When did he die?
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I can't find a single thing online about Rick dying. Even Don's "Where Are They Now" has him alive and living in the South. Might be worth e-mailing Don directly and asking if he knows something we don't or if it was simply an error.
 
I did, what a great guy Don is. I think Rick is gone as I just found this.




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1946 – 2010






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45 years in radio, Television, concert promotion and Record producing. From 1960 at KDAY in L.A. as board operator for Alan Freed, air talent at KBLA, KALI, KTYM, KIEV and XPRS radio in L.A. to TV40 KLXA and the 6 day a week Rick Ward Dance Party program director in the '80's at KNRY Monterey, CA. From WRMF, WJCM, WAUC, WSLC, WWBC and WQIK all Florida & 101Q WPIQ Brunswick, Ga. Voice overs for Commercials, cartoons and the entire business world. Concert tours thoughtout the U.S. & Mexico with Little Richard, The Platters, Thee Midniters, Jimmy Clanton, Rosie & The Originals, Big Joe Turner, The Olympics and many many more great entertainers. Currently having fun on the internet with my favorite internet store www.CdDooWop.com & Rocking on RockitRadio.net with oldies on Request. It's truly been a wonderful life.....

Specialties:Music historian, Broadcast station owner, record producer, concert promoter & master of Ceremonies, Disc Jockey, Morning Radio Personality, Gopher extraordinaire for Don Costa to writing album liner notes
 
Is the CdDooWop site still active? It includes a link to "Buy this domain." On the Rock-It Radio site, Rick Ward is listed under "past DJs." He retired in 2011 and (I presume) is still alive. I never knew until today that Ward produced Alan Freed's short-lived program on KDAY in 1960. Golly gee!

http://www.rockitradio.net/dj.html#Past
 
Pretty sure I just found the exact reason Ward was put behind bars from Billboard Magazine (August 24, 1974), assuming this is the same Rick Ward from Los Angeles who produced bogus Record collections (which was his only commercial on his brokered KIEV Oldies show), similar to Art Laboe's legit "Oldies but Goodies" collection. Story found on General News Page 1 column 4 and Page 6, column 4, "Taxe named In 2 Suits", "Taxe 3 others land Jail sentences":

https://books.google.com/books?id=PgkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT5&lpg=PT5&dq=six+months+and+a+$2,000+fine+and+Rick+Ward,+nine+months+and+a+$2,000+fine,+started&source=bl&ots=gs4lDgMQc9&sig=b5fBbmAjubnjfvx0zNcXfLo-oY8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0jVAVbnUIYfgoASo4oGQDw&ved=0CCEQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=six%20months%20and%20a%20%242%2C000%20fine%20and%20Rick%20Ward%2C%20nine%20months%20and%20a%20%242%2C000%20fine%2C%20started&f=false
 
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