R.I.P.: “Caller Lew” Passes from St. Louis Sports Radio Scene
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Lewis Jones |
The St. Louis sports community lost one of its favorite
people last week when Lewis Jones passed away at the age of 78.
In recent years, Lewis Jones had become quite the St. Louis
sports celebrity. The irony was that he wasn’t an athlete, a coach or even a
member of the local sports media. Lew was a man who spent much of his time
calling local sports talk shows and voicing his opinions.
If you listen to sports talk in St. Louis, you knew “Caller
Lew.” Everyone did. He was a fixture on the sports radio airwaves for many
years with his hard-hitting opinions about our local sports figures.
Lew was very knowledgeable and quite provocative in his
opinions. He did not hold back. Some of his favorite targets included former
St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa, current Cardinals outfielder Matt
Holiday and St. Louis Rams’ quarterback Sam Bradford. Whenever Lew called, it
was must-listen radio.
Whether you agreed or disagreed with Lew, everyone grew to
love and respect him. So, when news of his death started to make its rounds
around the sports talk shows, the sports radio-talk community was in a state of
mourning for a week.
Lew’s impact in local sports was clearly evident at his
homegoing service last Friday at a packed West Side Missionary Baptist Church
in North County. Many members of St. Louis’ sports talk fraternity were
present, including Mike Claiborne, Charlie “Tuna” Edwards, Alvin Reid, Kevin
Slaten and Evan McKovsky among many others. Long-time talk show host Richard
“Onion” Horton was also present.
Rip Lew gone but I will never get you. Happy days of the radio with you and onion harton. Good days on the radio .
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ReplyDeleteRIP Mr.Lew Jones.
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