R.I.P.: Sedalia, MO Radio Personality Denny Perkins Was 55

Denny Perkins

Denny Perkins was known best for his radio voice on Sedalia, MO stations, his impressive play-by-play calls and for his love of Sedalia. He died last Wednesday at Bothwell Regional Health Center at the age of 55.

He had battled health issues over the last several years, including diabetes and metabolic syndrome.

Perkins worked in radio for almost 30 years, leaving the industry in 2013. He helped start KLUK in Knob Noster in the 1980s, then came to Sedalia for jobs at KDRO, KPOW and KSDL 92.3 BOB-FM, among others.

“There’s probably two or three generations of people who listened to him,” Doug Sokolowski said. “He made it (radio) a big part of his life, and he loved it.”

Sokolowski worked with Perkins at BOB-FM for about 10 years. Along with fellow radio DJ James Abey, now at KMMO, Sokolowski said Perkins showed them the ropes of radio.

“His passion for sports, that was probably where he was best at in terms of helping us out and taking us underneath his wing to call a game,” Sokolowski said. “… He had a fascinating, old-school method of being able to paint a picture at times of what was actually happening without you actually being able to see the visual.“