R.I.P.: NC Radio Personality Sam Paul Combs

Sam Paul Combs

Former Marion, NC radio announcer and singer Sam Paul Combs passed away last week after a period of declining health.

He was 79, according to mcdowellnews.com.

For two decades, Combs was the morning host on WBRM  1250 AM, starting in 1980.

“He was the voice of WBRM for all those years,” said Annette Bryant, the station’s owner. “He was larger than life. He was talented in so many areas.”

“He was a great employee, a great friend,” said Bryant.

Combs had a long career in broadcasting in Kentucky before arriving in North Carolina in 1980.

From 1988 to 1992, Combs took a break from his work with WBRM. He was the general manager at radio station WTOE in Spruce Pine, NC for two years.