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Steve Kerrigan loses his battle with cancer

This was a very sad day for a bunch of people like UD grads (and former WVUD alumni) who went to school with him, the people up in Sidney who grew up with him, those who worked with him in Columbus at Q-FM 96, as well as the folks who knew him well at both WTUE and K-99.1.

What I can say about Steve is that he was an absolute pro...creative, witty...could have you on the floor laughing in about 15 seconds. Off the air, though, he was kinda shy (as a lot of radio people seem to be), but had the ability to turn that off in the blink of an eye.

He fought a very valiant battle against his myeloma. I know if anyone could have beaten it, he would have.

He's truly deserving of his induction into the Dayton Broadcaster's Hall of Fame this October. I'm happy that Steve was around long enough to get the word that would be inducted, though I know a lot of us are sad that the induction now has to be posthumous.

My thoughts and prayers go to his family and close friends, to all in the radio community including Chris Geisen, Nancy Wilson and all who had the pleasure of working with him. Steve will be missed.
 
Sounds like the kind of person I wish I could have had the opporitunity of working with in an industry full of arrogant jerks.

Rest in peace Steve.
 
I met Steve Kerrigan in Downtown Springfield in January, 1989, when him and Christopher Geisen were doing a live broadcast and passing out cassette copies of WTUE Classics Volume 2. Kerrigan was a nice guy when I met him. He was nice to a young, radio-geek kid and that i'll never forget. Kerrigan will be missed.
 
What a sad loss. I would periodically listen to Kerrigan when he was on 99.1... he was a great radio talent. He will be missed.
 
Lots of radio people from the Dayton area and various points around the country at Steve's viewing on Friday. Lots of great Kerrigan memories on the WTUE website and also on the K99 website. His brilliant mind still had many years of entertainment left, sad that his body gave out. :(
 
Steve & I started on the air at K99.1 FM on the same day in 2006. He was teaming up with Nancy Wilson and I got the honor and privilege of going on the air right after them for middays.

Steve was one of those broadcasters you felt honored to be in the same room with. He could have had an ego from here to Mars. But he didn't. I shared an office with him and Nancy for a few months and saw him (time after time) approach issues with humility and kindness.

Steve always made you feel like YOU were the star. He made you feel like you were more important than him. He listened carefully, and responded intelligently. It was clear he was really interested in others.

And maybe that's why he was so great at what he did. He could tell great stories and was fun to hang with. I only worked with him for a year. But he's a great example of the type of broadcaster that we should aspire to be. He "got it." Treat people right, work hard, and you'll be a success.

By the way, Nancy is the same type as Steve. She's kind, humble, mad talented, & cut from the same cloth as Kerrigan. Maybe that's why THEY worked together so well.
 
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