CINCINNATI — Gary Burbank, a beloved radio personality who spent decades entertaining listeners on 700 WLW, has died.

700 WLW host Bill Cunningham announced the Radio Hall of Famer's death on social media, saying, "May the GOAT ... RIP."

Gary Burbank has passed… May the GOAT… RIP….❤️❤️ — Bill Cunningham (@Willie700WLW) August 28, 2025

Burbank started his career in Louisiana and Mississippi before becoming one of the first white disc jockeys at Memphis radio station WDIA, one of the first stations in the U.S. programmed entirely for Black listeners, his biography on the Radio Hall of Fame said.

He then joined WAKY in Louisville, where he moved from music to political and social humor. After spending some time in Canada, he went back in Louisville to join WHAS and then made his way over

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