For those who listened, we lost Dean Spratt about three weeks ago from a heart attack. He made an impact on the w0kie radio network (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W0KIE ) and in my own life. I enjoyed talking to him in my Ventrilo server as well as IRC.
They even started Obituaries for him: http://dean.cband.info
You can read some of the blogs from another show host: http://www.recnet.com/
Heres the official story:
Veteran Traffic Reporter Dean Spratt Dies
http://www.wccoradio.com/pages/187944.php?contentType=4&contentId=293527
Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday for former WCCO Radio traffic reporter, Dean Spratt. He died Saturday at the age of 54 after a stroke a few days earlier. Dean was the first on-air traffic reporter in the Twin Cities when he joined WCCO radio in 1981. He drew national attention not only because of his reporting.....but because he was blind since birth. Interviewed a couple of years ago on WCCO Dean said he was "blessed" to have worked in radio since many blind people do not have that opportunity. In addition to his traffic reporting Dean was a musician and had a weekly music show on the internet. He also was a big sports fans including NASCAR.
Funeral services will be at the Church of the Epiphany Roman Catholic Church in ------ Rapids at 2 p.m. Wednesday with visitation one hour prior to the service. The church is located at 1900 111th avenue Northwest in ------ Rapids.
They even started Obituaries for him: http://dean.cband.info
You can read some of the blogs from another show host: http://www.recnet.com/
Heres the official story:
Veteran Traffic Reporter Dean Spratt Dies
http://www.wccoradio.com/pages/187944.php?contentType=4&contentId=293527
Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday for former WCCO Radio traffic reporter, Dean Spratt. He died Saturday at the age of 54 after a stroke a few days earlier. Dean was the first on-air traffic reporter in the Twin Cities when he joined WCCO radio in 1981. He drew national attention not only because of his reporting.....but because he was blind since birth. Interviewed a couple of years ago on WCCO Dean said he was "blessed" to have worked in radio since many blind people do not have that opportunity. In addition to his traffic reporting Dean was a musician and had a weekly music show on the internet. He also was a big sports fans including NASCAR.
Funeral services will be at the Church of the Epiphany Roman Catholic Church in ------ Rapids at 2 p.m. Wednesday with visitation one hour prior to the service. The church is located at 1900 111th avenue Northwest in ------ Rapids.