Randy Richards (aka Randy Quinn), 66, on Sept. 14, following a three-year battle with cancer. Richards got his first taste of radio at CFB Trenton, where he hosted his first radio show at the age of 16. After attending Loyalist College, Richards worked at radio stations from Belleville, ON to Calgary, including FM 108 Burlington, CJCS Stratford, CJOY Guelph, CKAN Newmarket, and eventually Barrie where he landed in 1991 and went on to work at Rock 95 (CFJB-FM) for 30 years. He also did a stint in sales at the Barrie Examiner. Richards, who had most recently been heard in afternoons on Rock 95, had been on leave from Central Ontario Broadcasting for the past few years.
Paul Meagher, 70, on Sept. 12. Born and raised in Halifax where he attended St. Patrick’s High School and then St. Mary’s University, Meagher’s foray into broadcasting began in 1977 at CHNS Halifax. From there, Meagher spent the bulk of his career at CFDR, and later SUN-FM and CHFX-FM. He also spent time at CHSJ Saint John, NB. More recently, he’d been heard on Eastern Passage, NS community station 105.9 Seaside FM (CFEP-FM).
