Monday, July 22, 2013

R.I.P.: Former KY Radio Owner John S. Hager

John S. Hager
John S. Hager died Thursday, July 18, 2013, at his home after a long battle with Parkinson's disease.

He was 86 and an Owensboro, KY native, attorney, journalist, philanthropist and a life-long advocate for public reform.

John and his brother, Larry, were third-generation publishers of the Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer. John also was co-editor or editor from 1973 until 1996 when the newspaper was sold. He was president of Owensboro Broadcasting Co. that operated WOMI and WBKR until it was sold in 1993.

During his tenure at the Messenger-Inquirer, the newspaper became Kentucky's largest family-owned newspaper. In 2002, he was inducted into the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame. That same year, he received one of the Mayor's Awards for Excellence because of his extensive community leadership.

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