{"id":7595,"date":"2015-05-07T09:00:22","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T14:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=7595"},"modified":"2015-05-07T16:08:56","modified_gmt":"2015-05-07T21:08:56","slug":"ty-wansley-1951-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2015\/05\/07\/ty-wansley-1951-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Ty Wansley 1951-2015"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ty Wansley, a Chicago radio news anchor and talk show host for more than 35 years, was being remembered Thursday as a man who was passionate about his profession and the community he served.<\/p>\n

Wansley, 63, died Wednesday at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was admitted last week for treatment of congestive heart failure and related illness, according to his brother, Larry Wansley. He previously suffered a series of small strokes.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe really was a good guy, a caring guy who touched so many people,\u201d his brother recalled.<\/p>\n

Wansley most recently was news and information director for three iHeartMedia stations<\/a> \u2014 urban contemporary WGCI FM 107.5, urban adult-contemporary WVAZ FM 102.7 and gospel WGRB AM 1390. He anchored morning news on V103 and WGRB and hosted two weekend public affairs shows, \u201cChicago Insight\u201d on WGCI and WGRB, and \u201cChicago Speaks\u201d on V103.<\/p>\n

\"Chicago lost a legend in Ty Wansley,\" Matt Scarano, president of iHeartMedia Chicago, said in a statement. \"Over his vast career, Ty interviewed community leaders, mayors, congressmen, governors, and presidents with ease.\u00a0He most enjoyed his interaction with listeners and the community. We will all miss his passion, wit, and friendship.\"<\/p>\n

Mayor Rahm Emanuel said in a statement: \u201cTy Wansley was one of Chicago\u2019s great radio voices. Whether he was questioning leadership or informing his listeners, Ty brought a great passion and perspective to the news. He was adored in our communities and his body of work was a credit to our city. The thoughts and prayers of the City of Chicago are with Ty\u2019s family, friends, and many fans at this difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beyond his success in urban radio, Wansley caught lightning in a bottle in 1993 when he teamed with former Chicago Alderman Ed Vrdolyak at news\/talk WLS AM 890. \u201cThis will be the greatest boon for race relations this city has ever seen,\u201d Wansley said of the unlikely partnership, which scored high ratings and headlines on WLS and later on the former WJJD.<\/p>\n

Born Thaxter Wansley, he graduated from Jefferson Community College in Hillsboro, Missouri, and began as a radio newsman in his native St. Louis. He worked as news director for Sheridan Broadcasting and Amaturo Broadcasting before moving to Chicago in 1979 to join the former WBMX (now V103) and WJPC. He later hosted \"Tell Ty\" on urban news\/talk WVON AM 1690 and \u201cUrban Street\u201d on Weigel Broadcasting WCIU-Channel 26.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome people just do a job and others are passionate about it,\u201d said longtime friend Sherren Leigh, former publisher of Today\u2019s Chicago Woman. \u201cTy was passionate about radio.\" Leigh said Wansley was especially proud of a career in which he had interviewed \u201ceveryone from politicians to business people to famous jazz musicians.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wansley is survived by two brothers, Larry and Danny. Plans for a memorial service in St. Louis are pending.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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