Chuck Collier
American radio personality
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Early life
Collier was born on May 6, 1947, in Greenfield, Ohio, and as a boy moved to New Vienna, Ohio. He is a graduate of New Kenton High School and the University of Cincinnati.[1]
Career
He began his broadcasting career shortly after college, bouncing between jobs in Cincinnati (WSAI), Dayton (WONE), and New York City (WCBS-FM). He came to Cleveland in 1970, where he worked for WGAR (1220 AM), and later its sister station, WGAR-FM (99.5 FM). He served the latter part of his tenure as music director/afternoon drive DJ. After 41 years in the Cleveland radio market, Collier died of a heart attack on September 22, 2011.[1]
In March 2009, Collier was inducted into the Country Radio Hall Of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee — one of only 60 personalities in the history of country radio to achieve this honor.[2][3]
Awards and honors
- 2004 Cleveland Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame inductee[4]
- 2005 Ohio Broadcasters Hall of Fame inductee[5]
- 2007 National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Award winner - Large Market Radio Personality of the Year[5]
- 2009 Country Radio Hall of Fame inductee[6]
- Section of Oak Tree Boulevard in Independence, Ohio, renamed "Chuck Collier Boulevard" in 2012
