James Everett Bohannon was a radio and television broadcaster from the United States.
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He is best known for anchoring The Jim Bohannon Show, a nationally syndicated late-night radio talk show on the Westwood One Network.
Talkers magazine’s annual “Heavy 100” list of “America’s 100 Most Important Radio Talk Show Hosts” includes Bohannon several times.
He was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2003 and received the Talkers Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013.
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Jim Bohannon Obituary, Funeral
A well-known, DC-based national radio host Jim Bohannon has died at 78. Bohannon worked at the radio stations WGAY, WTOP, and WRC in DC before making a name for himself on the national scene. His program was broadcast on WCBC.
He was born on Jan.7, 1944, in Corvallis, Oregon, where his father was stationed in the U.S. Army during WWII, according to his obituary.
His love for radio started early, starting work in the field in high school, and continued as he transitioned into college at Missouri State University.
He also served in the military in the U.S. Army Security Agency with the 199th Light Infantry Brigade including a tour of duty in Vietnam in 1967-1968.
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