Steve Lohle has Died
Regular listeners to WESB will know the name -- and voice -- of Steve Lohle, a regular contributor to RadioPA. We got word today that Lohle has passed away. Here is the obituary from Lohle's home station, KQV in Pittsburgh.
Steve Lohle
July 6, 1949 - June 20, 2008
The KQV family is in mourning over the loss of an afternoon anchor, someone many identified as the voice of the station. Steve Lohle died of an apparent heart attack early Friday morning at his home in Beaver County. He was 58.
He holds a degree in speech communications. Steve first became interested in broadcasting at North Hills High School when he did the P.A. announcements.
Steve's first job in broadcasting was with WQRC-FM in Hyannis, Massachusetts where he covered the Chappaquiddick incident involving Senator Ted Kennedy and his landslide reelection after it. He also served as program director at WHVY-FM and WMAS-AM in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Steve began his long career in the KQV newsroom in October of 1974, one-year before the station became all-news. Lohle worked as both anchor and reporter. For the past several years his distinctive voice was heard during afternoon newscasts along with co-anchor Joe Fenn. Prior to moving to afternoons, he was morning co-anchor with PJ Maloney.
In his spare time, Steve enjoyed golf, reading, and physical fitness. He was also a baseball umpire for the PIAA and the legion league.
Outside the station, Steve was a devoted family man who was close to his 10-year-old son Collin. He's also survived by his wife Barbara, his father Edward, brother Tim, and sister Dolores. His mother Catherine died just one-month ago.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Steve Lohle
July 6, 1949 - June 20, 2008
The KQV family is in mourning over the loss of an afternoon anchor, someone many identified as the voice of the station. Steve Lohle died of an apparent heart attack early Friday morning at his home in Beaver County. He was 58.
He holds a degree in speech communications. Steve first became interested in broadcasting at North Hills High School when he did the P.A. announcements.
Steve's first job in broadcasting was with WQRC-FM in Hyannis, Massachusetts where he covered the Chappaquiddick incident involving Senator Ted Kennedy and his landslide reelection after it. He also served as program director at WHVY-FM and WMAS-AM in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Steve began his long career in the KQV newsroom in October of 1974, one-year before the station became all-news. Lohle worked as both anchor and reporter. For the past several years his distinctive voice was heard during afternoon newscasts along with co-anchor Joe Fenn. Prior to moving to afternoons, he was morning co-anchor with PJ Maloney.
In his spare time, Steve enjoyed golf, reading, and physical fitness. He was also a baseball umpire for the PIAA and the legion league.
Outside the station, Steve was a devoted family man who was close to his 10-year-old son Collin. He's also survived by his wife Barbara, his father Edward, brother Tim, and sister Dolores. His mother Catherine died just one-month ago.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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