R.I.P.: NC Broadcaster Ed Snow Passes

Ed Snow

Ed Snow, a longtime fixture on Winston-Selam radio died last week.

Snow, 64, died June 21 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice House after a period of declining health. Cherie Snow, his wife of 39 years, was by his side, according to journalnow.com.

Snow was born in Winston-Salem and grew up in Pilot Mountain. He worked for 40 years at various radio stations in the area, including WKTE, WKBX, WSJS and WMQX, where he was news director and morning news anchor. He retired from broadcasting in 2006, around the time WMQX changed its format and switched its call letters to WPAW. Though he was no longer on the air, Snow stayed in touch with fans and friends on Facebook.

“He was a first-rate guy, and we all miss him,” said Ralph Shaw, who worked with Snow at WMQX and filled in for him on some newscasts.

”It’s a shame that the numbers of older broadcasters is dwindling, but that’s just a fact of life. He was a trouper, from everything I’ve heard, and I know all of his friends and acquaintances do miss him.”

“Ed didn’t get in anybody’s way,” said Roger Stockton, who met him when Snow was working at WKBX and Stockton was at WTQR. “He didn’t take an issue anywhere. … We made some trips out to Nashville together for disc jockey conventions and CMA awards. Ed was quite a guy.”

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