Bohannon is survived by his wife, Annabelle Bohannon, and his daughter, Elizabeth Smith. [2], Bohannon was included numerous times in Talkers magazine's annual "Heavy 100" picks of "The 100 Most Important Radio Talk Show Hosts in America". Jim Bohannon, fixture of late-night radio, dies at 78 - The Washington Post After college at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield and service in the U.S. Army, he moved to Washington where he worked at Easy Listening WGAY-FM and News/Talkers WTOP-AM and WWRC-AM. He devoted large portions of his program to calls from listeners, who knew Jimbo as a patient, unjudging companion in the loneliness of the night. You'll hear from the top names in politics, entertainment and music, and we take your calls too! [1][19][20], As hobbies he enjoyed reading science fiction, playing tennis and the trombone, something he had done since high school. We want to help raise awareness and money for this organization so they can fly another group of veterans to Washington DC this October., TALKERS News Notes. James "Jimbo" Bohannon died of cancer of the esophagus on Nov. 12 in Seneca, S.C. Only weeks earlier, he had to resign from his "Jim Bohannon Show," the overnight . Westwood One's Jim Bohannon To Host Final Show This Friday. Voted one of "The 100 Most Important Radio Talk Show Hosts in America" by Talkers Magazine three years in a row, the Jim Bohannon Show can be heard from 10:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. (ET) Monday through Friday on over 300 radio stations across the nation. In 2013, Talkers's magazine editorial board named him the recipient of its Lifetime Achievement Award. You heard him on Galesburg radio for nearly 40 years. Remembering Jim A 50-year-plus broadcasting veteran, Bohannon began his career in 1960 at his hometown station KLWT-AM/Lebanon, MO.
