R.I.P.: Longtime Erie PA Radio Sportscaster Jim LeCorchick

Jim LeCorchick

Longtime Erie, PA sportscaster Jim LeCorchick died Thursday afternoon collapsing at the studios of WJET 1400 AM.

He was 69-years-ofagem according to goerie.com.

Medical personnel and Erie firefighters responded to reports of cardiac arrest at 6:10 a.m., around the time when LeCorchick was to go on the air for his 6 to 9 a.m. morning show.

LeCorchick walked into the nearby Rocket 101 radio studio at around 6:05 a.m., said "call 911," and collapsed, said Carpenter, news director for WJET radio and on-air personality at Rocket.

"He was taken to (UPMC) Hamot, but I think he had already passed," Carpenter said. "I think he was just coming out of a news break. He may have just started his show."

LeCorchick served as a commentator for both the WJET-AM and the WFNN-AM/1330 Sports Blitz afternoon show. He also served as a play-by-play and color commentator for a variety of area college and high school sports throughout the years.

He was known for his outspoken opinions, his vast knowledge of Erie sports, and his signature use of the words "tremendous" and "unbelievable."

LeCorchick frequently talked politics on the WJET morning show. On the WFNN website he described his political leanings as "Independent, dislike all politicians equally."