Mick Hagerty passes away

[ChargerA]

Just read on another thread that Mick Hagerty passed away on May 8. Anyone else hear of that. Anyone wish to speak about the days of Mick on the air or your fondest memories of working with him?

 

[TODDMAYOR]

that's sad. he must have been late 50's. I have tape of him from july 4 weekend 1973 on the big x when they simulcasted on the flamethrower of 99.9.

my condolences

 

[terp]

he was a great jock and good guy! i remember back in the early 70's he did 7-mid on weex then 6-10a on wyns. he loved radio! r.i.p.

 

[Bob Farrow]

If it's true, it's very sad. Mickey would have been just shy of 60, I think. He was my PD at WEEX, and the morning man I did news for. He and I did the Old-Timers Reunion of 99.9 back on 9/9/99, and spent 4 hours reminiscing.

When I started at WEEX, Mickey did 9-noon (we had 3-hour shifts back then). He eventually moved to become PD of the station. He left abruptly one day, and there was a very terse announcement that he was gone from WEEX.

Mick was fun to work with, dedicated, smart. He has a son who would now be around 30-or-so. I'm very sad.

 

[gwjr67]

Mick was 58 years old. He was my PD very briefly in 1993-94 at WMGH. At that point in his career he was having his second battle with alcohol, and he was pretty tough to work for. It was difficult to know when he truly meant some of the things he would say. He was a very strict PD, who carried the programming philosophies of his Drake-Chenault days at WLEV with him to WMGH. All that said, one thing you can't take away from Mick was his dedication to his craft. He ate, drank, and slept radio. During football season, it was not uncommon for him to arrive at the station at 4:30 am for his 5:30 shift, manage the automation until 2pm when I came on board, stay to do production during my shift, relieve me at 6pm to run the automation for an hour, and then handle the board for the high school football game. We're talking an 18 hour day without leaving the building. He did it for bottom line reasons, but he also did it because he loved to. Great delivery, good set of pipes, and a workaholic besides. Hard to find many like him today. Rest in piece Mick.

 

[gwjr67]

Sorry. That should read "Rest In Peace"

 

[kfsr]

ATTENTION TODD MAYOR

Would you be willing to fire up a dub of that Mickey Hagerty aircheck, for a long time friend of Mick's in Houston, who also worked at The Big X. Please let me know...it would make this guy reallly happy. Please contact me at [email protected] .


thanks.

 

[TODDMAYOR]

Re: ATTENTION TODD MAYOR

Would you be willing to fire up a dub of that Mickey Hagerty aircheck, for a long time friend of Mick's in Houston, who also worked at The Big X. Please let me know...it would make this guy reallly happy. Please contact me at [email protected] .


thanks.
i am in so fla this week....tough assignment...i'll find the cassette and dub to a mp3 and email...it might take 2 weeks but please be patient.


regards,

todd

 

[jrobert]

Worked with Mick briefly at the Big X during the time when AM music was dying a slow death. The Big X was by far "THE" best sounding rocker in the Lehigh Valley. It was a shame it didn't have the power to kick butt.

Todd, I'm the guy that wants the dub in Houston. I can wait as long as it takes man. Mickey was a great guy and one hell of a radio professional. He programmed his stations with authority, but still maintained a "one of the guys" personna. And what a sense of humor!

Good bye Mick, rest in peace.

J Robert Taylor

 

[NightCourtFan]

is this the same Mick Hagerty who owned WISL in shamokin for a time?

 

[jrobert]

Yes. The one and only!

JRT