Monday, December 8, 2008
News WSB Radio's Mike Kavanagh dies
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 2:59 PM
WSB Radio host Mike Kavanagh, a 40-year broadcast veteran and host of the station's Money Matters show, died unexpectedly on Saturday. He was 57.
According to Condace Pressley, WSB's assistant program director, Kavanagh suffered a heart attack while decorating the family Christmas tree.
Said [Lisa Campbell, Kavanagh's former co-anchor], "Mike was an incredible talent, a good human-doing, my longtime co-anchor, but most of all, my dear, dear friend. I will miss sharing our stories, and hearing about how much he loved Grace. There will never be another Kavanagh."
A certified financial planner since the 1990s, Kavanagh was known for his ability to help listeners sort through red tape, even e-mailing listeners long, thorough pieces of advice. He lived a notable career, as well:
His long career included work in Washington D.C. and New York as well as Atlanta. In addition to local radio and TV, Mike worked in the early days of CNN both as a radio anchor for daily business news and as a TV anchor for CNN Headline News.Kavanagh won numerous awards, including the prestigious Edward R. Murrow award for the investigative report, "Ripped off in the Name of God" a series which exposed multi-million dollar investment scams. He also worked as part of the team backing up noted consumer advocate Clark Howard.
WSB says donations to Kavanagh's favorite charity, Friends of Disabled Adults and Children, can be made in his name. Funeral arrangements are pending.
(Photo courtesy of WSB Radio)
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