Roy Leonard | |
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Birth name | LeRoy Stewart Leonard |
Born |
Redwood Falls, Minnesota |
January 19, 1931
Died | September 4, 2014 Evanston, Illinois |
(aged 83)
Station(s) | WGN, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
Country | United States |
LeRoy Stewart Leonard (January 19, 1931 – September 4, 2014), known as Roy Leonard, was an American radio personality, best known for hosting WGN's midday radio show from Chicago for 31 years and for his appearances on WGN-TV's news and Christmas specials. He also hosted Family Classics after Frazier Thomas died.
Leonard died on September 4, 2014 at a hospital in Evanston, Illinois from complications from an esophageal infection, aged 83.