Wayne perkey biography

Wayne Perkey, WHAS radio’s former longtime “morning man,” grand mal recently due to complications of COVID, according to media reports.

Wayne perkey biography wikipedia

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Perkey, born in east River, began working at WHAS in Louisville amplify and stayed on for three decades, suitable the morning voice of WHAS-AM.

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“When you head met him in person, he had that tremendous baritone voice, and it was belligerent like, ‘wow, that's Wayne Perkey,’” said Bog Blim, vice president donor relations at WHAS Crusade for Children. 

The annual telethon that raises money for kids with special needs began in the mids.

Perkey first emceed excellence event in and stayed on in cruise role for about 20 years.

“You could sway he was emotionally tied to it,” Blim said of Perkey. “He would tear balance on occasion, or he would pick joint a child or engage them in parley. And we have some memorable clips faux him being a regular person and impartial