R.I.P.: Radio Broadcaster Kevin Lein

Kevin Lein

Radio manager and personality Kevin Lein died suddenly on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, at the age of 58.

Lein’s obit says he had a remarkable career in radio broadcasting spanning 42 years, his last seven years at Clear Channel in Temecula.

Graduating from Austin High School in Austin, Minnesota in 1973, Kevin pursued his dream in broadcasting, receiving his First Class FCC License and earning his degree from Brown College in Minneapolis, MN.

He worked for many different broadcasting groups in several states.

His first job was in Vicksburg, MS, then on to Gulf Coast outside of New Orleans. Next he moved to Waterloo, IA, for six years, nominated one of the top three radio personalities in a six-state area.

He served as program director and morning personality in Kansas before moving to Florida in the same role. In Florida he did TV commercials and was advertising director for Auto Mega Group in Gainsville, Orlando, and Jackson, MS. He was general manager of a country station in Gainsville when the station sold. He then moved to Monroe, LA, working for Bob Ingstad on a project called “Get Wild Midwest Celebration.”

Eventually Kevin moved his family to Mason City, Iowa, where he worked as General Manager for Jim Ingstad Broadcasting, helping to kick off The Country Moose. He became group head of stations from Mason City to Fargo to Mankato and Faribault. He also owned a station in Ida Grove, Iowa, and sold it just prior to joining Cumulus Broadcasting.

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