On Tom Taylor's daily blog the news of John Borders' passing. I knew him from TM Productions and Programming where he was the voice of the automated "Stereo Rock" format.
John Borders – a.k.a. “Johnny Dark” at Dallas’s original top 40 KLIF – has passed away. Friends had said his health was bad and yesterday Charlie Van Dyke posted the news of Borders’ death on Facebook. John worked extensively on-air in Texas and Oklahoma, then became a station owner via companies like Sunburst Media. Sunburst eventually grew to about 20 stations – and John had a well-timed cash-out, selling many of his properties around 2000. Borders later came back for another round of station ownership, with partner Don Turner. One friend says “John was greatly responsible for the development and upgrades of many stations.” One dealmaker offered a quick comment about Borders last night – “Good guy.”
John Borders – a.k.a. “Johnny Dark” at Dallas’s original top 40 KLIF – has passed away. Friends had said his health was bad and yesterday Charlie Van Dyke posted the news of Borders’ death on Facebook. John worked extensively on-air in Texas and Oklahoma, then became a station owner via companies like Sunburst Media. Sunburst eventually grew to about 20 stations – and John had a well-timed cash-out, selling many of his properties around 2000. Borders later came back for another round of station ownership, with partner Don Turner. One friend says “John was greatly responsible for the development and upgrades of many stations.” One dealmaker offered a quick comment about Borders last night – “Good guy.”