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Saturday, July 18, 2015

R.I.P. Former Chicago Radio Personality Wali Muhammad

Wali Muhammad
A Chicago radio legend has died after suffering a brain injury when he fell at his home in May.

Wali Muhammad, known as "the Communicator," fell into a coma after the accident and never recovered, friends and family said.

He died Thursday night at the age of 67.

Muhammad was a DJ for WVAZ 102.7 FM V-103 in the '80s and '90s.

In the early 2000's Muhammed became a regular contributor to WSRB-FM/Soul 106.3, joining the station full-time as afternoon host in 2004.

In addition to his radio work, he also did independent voice over projects, some of his clients included McDonald’s, Burger King, Chevrolet and Columbia Records.

His career included stops at radio stations in New York City, Oakland, Gary, IN and Milwaukee.

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