From All Access

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ALL ACCESS is sorry to report that former radio personality DALE R. ALLENBAUGH (aka DALE RICHARDS) was killed SATURDAY (11/5) in a drive-by shooting in PORT ORANGE, FL.

Authorities speculate that ALLENBAUGH, who worked as as a jock at stations such WRQK/CANTON and WZJM/CLEVELAND along with stations in CHARLOTTE and COCOA BEACH, FL, was killed by men who were kicked out of a club where ALLENBAUGH worked as a DJ. At the time of his death, ALLENBAUGH was traveling in a car with another gentleman who reportedly kicked the suspects out of the club early in the evening. The other man is currently in critical condition.

ALLENBAUGH's father, DALE G. ALLENBAUGH (aka BOBBY KNIGHT), works as a DJ in NEW SMYRNA, FL and has had stints at such stations at WHLO, WCUE, WKDD, and several CLEVELAND stations.

Dale was "Dale Richards" on Magic96 in the early 90's. His Dad was "Bobby Knight"

 

[Radford]

Re: Former Magic 96 DJ Passes

> Dale was "Dale Richards" on Magic 96 in the early 90's. His Dad was "Bobby Knight"
>
I gave Dale his first radio job back in 1986 at WAMT/WAJX in Titusville, Florida, near Orlando. It was my first PD job and his Dad, Bobby Knight, whom I had gotten to know at WOCL-FM "Cool 105" in Orlando, had called me a couple of times about Dale. As any proud father would, Bobby told me he felt "the kid's got potential".

I hired Dale as a board op initially running countdown shows, and let him have 2am-4am on-air a few nights a week to learn his craft. He listened, learned, and grew from reading liner cards to finding more of that real personality within himself. Fast-forward a few years, and Dale was on Magic 96, WWMG-FM/Charlotte NC doing shifts and sending me airchecks of his "Middle Of The Night" show to critique.

Indeed, "the kid had potential", and he continued on to other stations, other markets. Ironically, I last heard from him in 2003 while I was programming Magic 96 in Charlotte. He sounded upbeat, told me he was working hard and just trying to be a good father to his children. May God bless the memory of our colleague and friend, Dale "Richards" Allenbaugh.

Jim Radford
Panama City Beach, Florida
[email protected]

 

[MrBlutarsky]

Re: Former Magic 96 DJ Passes

> > Dale was "Dale Richards" on Magic 96 in the early 90's.
> His Dad was "Bobby Knight"
> >
> I gave Dale his first radio job back in 1986 at WAMT/WAJX in
> Titusville, Florida, near Orlando. It was my first PD job
> and his Dad, Bobby Knight, whom I had gotten to know at
> WOCL-FM "Cool 105" in Orlando, had called me a couple of
> times about Dale. As any proud father would, Bobby told me
> he felt "the kid's got potential".
>
> I hired Dale as a board op initially running countdown
> shows, and let him have 2am-4am on-air a few nights a week
> to learn his craft. He listened, learned, and grew from
> reading liner cards to finding more of that real personality
> within himself. Fast-forward a few years, and Dale was on
> Magic 96, WWMG-FM/Charlotte NC doing shifts and sending me
> airchecks of his "Middle Of The Night" show to critique.
>
> Indeed, "the kid had potential", and he continued on to
> other stations, other markets. Ironically, I last heard from
> him in 2003 while I was programming Magic 96 in Charlotte.
> He sounded upbeat, told me he was working hard and just
> trying to be a good father to his children. May God bless
> the memory of our colleague and friend, Dale "Richards"
> Allenbaugh.
>
> Jim Radford
> Panama City Beach, Florida
> [email protected]
>
I never knew him, but heard of him many times. As a long time jock and
former "long ago" co-worker of Jim's I'll pass along my sympathies to a
"radio guy."

- Mr. Blutarsky