Remembering the "Great voice of the Great Lakes" ... J. P. McCarthy.
For over 35 years he was the morning personality of clear channel "WJR Radio 76 Detroit."
He had the #1 rated radio program every year he was the morning man in Detroit. If you were somebody in Detroit or Michigan; you wanted to be interviewed by JP. Talk about contacts...his black book of "Who's Who" contacts was enormous!
In July of 1995 he was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome, a condition that frequently develops into leukemia.
For over 35 years he was the morning personality of clear channel "WJR Radio 76 Detroit."
He had the #1 rated radio program every year he was the morning man in Detroit. If you were somebody in Detroit or Michigan; you wanted to be interviewed by JP. Talk about contacts...his black book of "Who's Who" contacts was enormous!
In July of 1995 he was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome, a condition that frequently develops into leukemia.
McCarthy continued to host his show for a short time, but he became more absent, until he left the air completely at the end of July. His plight became public, and soon bone marrow drives were held all over the Detroit area where thousands of people took tests in hope that their bone marrow would help McCarthy recover. In August, McCarthy flew to New York City where he was supposed to meet with doctors at the Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, but his illness had become so severe that he was admitted.
His voice was silenced on this day 19 years ago, J.P. McCarthy died of pneumonia in his sleep on the afternoon of August 16, 1995, with his entire family at his bedside. He was 62. Michigan Radio has never been the same since.
This video is a tribute to the late and great "Voice" of J.P. McCarthy...
