2014 in radio

The following is a list of events affecting radio broadcasting in 2014. Events listed include radio program debuts, finales, cancellations, and station launches, closures and format changes, as well as information about controversies.

Deaths

 * January 17: Larry Monroe, 71. 29-year veteran with KUT radio in Austin, Texas
 * February 6: Ralph Kiner, 91. Radio and television commentator for the New York Mets.
 * February 15: Angelo Henderson, 51. Radio host at WCHB and minister.
 * February 25: Jim Lange, 81. Radio host (KGO, KFRC, KABL and KSFO/San Francisco, KMPC/Los Angeles, KKSJ/San Jose) and TV host.
 * March 1: Porky Chedwick, 96. Longtime Pittsburgh-area rhythm and blues radio host.
 * March 5: Geoff Edwards, 83. Radio host (KFMB, KFI, KMPC, KSUR) and TV host.
 * March 25: Ralph Wilson, 95. Radio station owner in the 1950s and 1960s; better known for his ownership of the Buffalo Bills in his later years.
 * April 6: Mickey Rooney, 93. Star of the radio series Shorty Bell and The Hardy Family.
 * April 11: Michael Hightower, 58. Radio personality in the Milwaukee radio market (was evening host at WJMR-FM until his death; alumni of WNOV, WAWA, WMCS, WLUM-FM and WKKV-FM)
 * April 27: Dr. Jack Ramsay, 89. Former basketball coach, later radio and television analyst (best known in radio for his work on ESPN Radio)
 * May 3: Ben Hoberman, 92. Radio executive (developer of talk format for KABC/Los Angeles, president of ABC Radio)
 * May 4: Wild Bill Scott, 68. Founder of Z Rock.
 * May 28: Dave Herman, 78. Disc jockey at several stations in the New York/New Jersey area.
 * June 1: Tom Rounds, 77. Founder of Radio Express and co-founder of American Top 40.
 * June 15: Casey Kasem, 82. Co-founder and host of American Top 40 and its spin-offs from 1970 to 2009, radio and television voice-over artist.
 * June 30: Bob Hastings, 89. American radio, film, and television character actor.
 * July 4: Richard Mellon Scaife, 82. Media mogul; longtime co-owner of KQV/Pittsburgh.
 * July 7: Dick Jones, 87. Voice of Henry Aldrich on the hit radio drama The Aldrich Family from 1943 to 1944.
 * July 28: Margot Adler, 68. Correspondent for NPR.
 * August 11: Robin Williams, 63. American actor/comedian who portrayed radio disc jockey Adrian Cronauer in the 1987 film Good Morning, Vietnam
 * August 12: Lauren Bacall, 88. Star of the radio series Bold Venture.
 * August 19: Don Pardo, 96. Radio and television announcer who spent 70 years as an in-house announcer for NBC Radio and Television.
 * August 21: Gerry Anderson, 69. Northern Irish radio broadcaster
 * October 3: Kevin Metheny, 60. Radio executive (Clear Channel) and programmer (notably with WNBC/New York City, WGN/Chicago, and, at the time of his death, KGO & KSFO/San Francisco)
 * October 6: Bill Campbell, 91. Philadelphia-area sportscaster and radio personality with WIP, WCAU, and KYW.
 * October 21: Dale Dorman, 71. Disc jockey best known for his long run on Boston radio (WRKO, WXKS-FM, and WODS) from 1968 to 2010; member of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
 * November 3: Tom Magliozzi, 77. Auto mechanic and comedian; best known as "Click Tappet," co-host of Car Talk with Click and Clack.