Bohannon began in radio while in high school, then college and after serving in the military he worked at WGAY, WTOP and WRC in Washington before joining the Mutual Broadcasting System in 1983, which later became Westwood One Radio. He then anchored the America in the Morning news magazine show, as well as hosting the Saturday night Jim Bohannon Show. He was also the primary fill-in host for Larry King’s national radio show. In 1993, King moved to CNN, and the show became the Jim Bohannon Show, which Bohannon hosted until he retired a month before his death. He was 78.
The Radio Television Digital News Foundation honored four news leaders for their commitment to the First Amendment and excellence in journalism at the 22nd Annual First Amendment Awards Dinner last night in Washington. The four honorees were NBC’s Steve Capus, ABC’s Martha Raddatz, Schurz Communications’ Marci Burdick and Global Radio’s Jim Bohannon.
