The Clear Channel Cleveland station posted this note to the station website. "On Thursday September 22 we lost a beloved member of the WGAR family, as Chuck Collier passed away unexpectedly. He was an Ohio boy, whose broadcasting career on the Cleveland airwaves spanned more than 3 decades. He loved radio and he loved Cleveland. Cleveland, along all of us here at WGAR and Clear Channel Cleveland, truly loved him. Anyone who ever listened to or met Chuck knew instantly the kind and caring human being he was. To his wife, his children and entire collier family ...our sincere condolences, along with our gratitude for sharing chuck with us. Rest in peace Chuck...rest in peace."
Collier was one of Cleveland?s best-known radio voices. He was afternoon host and music director at 99.5 WGAR, as well as midday host on Majic 105.7. Chuck had been a fixture on WGAR for 40 years, starting when the station was still on the AM dial, and playing adult contemporary music.
Collier was born in Greenfield, Ohio, and raised in nearby New Vienna. After graduating from New Kenton High School, Chuck went to the University of Cincinnati. Chuck?s first radio job was in 1963 at WSRW in Hillsboro, Ohio. After college, he went on to WMWM in Wilmington, Ohio; WONE in Dayton; WSAI in Cincinnati; and WCBS in New York before joining WGAR in the early 70s.
Chuck is survived by his wife, Joni, daughter Melanie and son Jason. Funeral arrangements for Chuck are pending.
Take a look at Collier's WGAR web page HERE
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