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The passing of Baton Rouge radio friend Ricky Stockner

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Good day everyone,
Just in case some of you were not aware, Friday Night, February 2nd, long-time Baton Rouge radio producer and salesman/marketer extra-ordinary Ricky Stockner passed away at age 48. His full obituary is in the Advocate on-line at www.2theadvocate.com.
Ricky left us after complications from heart surgery, though Ricky on and off had been battling different physical ailments for quite awhile, yet never complained. He didn't want people to overly worry about him.
He worked several years with Jim Engster on several radio projects including statewide's "Louisiana Live" and WRKF's "Jim Engster Show". Ricky had his own radio production company called "Sound Solutions" and he started the first radio traffic reporting service in the city's history. He also had many ties to the LSU radio station and thoroughly enjoyed playing music, especially jazz.
While Ricky was mainly behind the scenes, he was just as great in the radio industry as Baton Rouge legends John Ferguson, Sid Crocker, and John Fred...which is a quote I heard describing Ricky from a triubte letter someone wrote about him.
Take care.
Vanessa
 
A friend to radio indeed - in some way or another Ricky stayed connected with and contributed to folks working @ every frequency in town for close to 30 years. Bottom line: he cared about this industry that we all write about here, more than you can imagine. His life was full -- from helping carrier-current WLSU grow to little 8-watt WPRG (now 5KW KLSU), to working 3 thankless years on the overnight WFMF shift in the old Florida Blvd studios, to taking the scary plunge of starting a traffic reporting company with nothing but a room full of makeshift equipment and 4 guys crammed into a Cessna 172.

My own memories are too many to count here. Just one is the time his Mom stopped by the traffic control room -- so proud to see and hear her successful son on the radio -- only to hear him describe over the two-way, in typically-clear detail, how the plane's engine had blown up in flight, covered the windshield in oil, and that they were now gliding back to the airport by looking out the side windows. Come to think about it, we never saw Mrs. Stockner at the office again.

Godspeed, my old friend.

Paul E. Burt
Baton Rouge, LA
 
Worked with Ricky in those 80's days at 'FMF. He was a great guy. Checked out way to young. Condolences to friends, co-workers and family.
 
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