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The following is a list of events that affected radio broadcasting in 2015. Events listed include radio program debuts, finales, cancellations, station launches, closures and format changes, as well as information about controversies.
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Deaths
- January 1: Mario Cuomo, 82. Former Governor of New York and early progressive talk radio host.
- January 2: Little Jimmy Dickens, 94. Frequent host and member of the Grand Ole Opry; country musician and comedian.
- January 4: Lance Diamond, 68. Radio host on WJYE and musician.
- January 9: Bud Paxson, 79. Radio and television owner, founder of Paxson Communications.
- January 24: Joe Franklin, 88. Television and radio host based in New York City.
- January 26: Christopher "Kit" Carson, 58. Chief assistant on The Rush Limbaugh Show.
- February 12: Gary Owens, 80. Disc jockey at several stations from 1952 to 2007, most notably KMPC in Los Angeles; voiced thousands of commercials and cartoon characters, was the announcer on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In and hosted a daily program on the syndicated Music of Your Life network.
- April 7: Stan Freberg, 88. Host of The Stan Freberg Show and When Radio Was, advertising executive and actor.
- April 17 : Don Quayle, 84, journalist and NPR's first president.
- May 14: B.B. King, 89, Blues musician whose career and stage name originated from his stint as an air personality at WDIA/Memphis.
- May 15: John Stephenson, 91. American radio, television and voice actor (radio work included roles on It's Always Sunday and The Count of Monte Cristo, and later commercials for Accountemps).
- May 23: Anne Meara, 85, Actress, singer, writer, producer and comedian (as one half of Stiller and Meara with husband Jerry Stiller), recipient of a Clio Award for her work with her husband in a series of radio ads for Blue Nun Wine.
- June 11: Jim Ed Brown, 81, American country musician. Member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1963 and host of the Country Music Greats Radio Hour since 2003.
- June 12: Monica Lewis, 93, American actress and singer, notable for being the voice of the Chiquita Banana girl and the host of her own radio program on WMCA/New York City.
- July 6: Stan Carew, 64. Musician and regular host on CBC Radio.
- July 13: J. R. Gach, 63. Shock jock with various stops across the United States.
- July 17: Van Miller, 87. Longtime radio play-by-play announcer, best-known work was as voice of the Buffalo Bills Radio Network from 1960-71 and 1978-2003; other notable roles included calling the Buffalo Braves, Buffalo Stallions, Niagara Purple Eagles, and various non-sports roles at WFCB/Dunkirk, New York and WBEN/Buffalo, New York
- July 24: Peg Lynch, 98. American comedy writer and radio actress (most famous for her roles in the 1950s sitcom Ethel and Albert and its successor, The Couple Next Door)
- July 31: Alan Cheuse, 75. Novelist, George Mason University creative writing instructor, and literary commentator for NPR's All Things Considered
- August 25: Marguerite McDonald, 73. Canadian radio journalist, original host of CBC Radio's The House.
- October 26: Ed Walker, 83. Washington, DC radio personality (work at several stations and programs, most notably with WRC's The Joy Boys and WAMU-FM's The Big Broadcast).
- December 27: Dave "Hendu" Henderson, 56. Radio commentator (and former player) for the Seattle Mariners.
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References
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