Died On This Date (April 27, 2008) Big Ron O’Brien / Legendary FM Disc Jockey
themusicsover Ron O’Brien
October 24, 1951 – April 27, 2008
Big Ron O’Brien was a popular disc jockey who in recent years could be heard in the afternoons on Philadelphia rock station, WOGL 98.1. O’Brien’s love for radio began in high school where he worked at the school’s station, and soon thereafter, he was spinning records at Kansas City’s KUDL. Over the rest of his career, O’Brien worked at such stations as KISS in Los Angeles, WRKO in Boston, WCAR in Detroit, and WNBC in New York where he worked alongside Howard Stern. Ron O’Brien died of complications from pneumonia on April 27, 2008. He was 56.