According to mercurynews.com, Taliaferro and his wife of six months were in Kentucky looking at property she had inherited, KRON-4 reported. His wife told police that at one point she turned around and Taliaferro had driven off in their rental car. Various reports said he was last seen six hours later and 12 miles away in Paducah, talking to the manager of the Mellow Mushroom pizza restaurant, part of an Atlanta-based chain.
Both the Massac County Sheriff’s Department in Illinois, which is leading the missing-person investigation, and the Paducah City Police Department told this news organization that they are continuing to search for the longtime San Francisco resident.
Here are some things to know about Taliaferro and the search for him:
- A family spokesperson confirmed that Taliaferro still has a residence in San Francisco but is currently living in Illinois.
- As of Sunday, Taliaferro’s son, Raphael, told this news outlet that he had been in touch with authorities but had no updates by the end of the weekend.
- Former KGO colleague Brian Copeland tweeted that “Ray has been battling dementia for a while so he may not be certain where he is.”
- He had served as president of the San Francisco Arts Commission, Leukemia Society and the San Francisco chapter of the NAACP.
- KGO colleague John Rothman told this newspaper that “millions of people spent the night with Ray Taliaferro Monday through Friday 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. You couldn’t miss Ray Taliaferro. His wonderful commitment to human rights, his wonderful commitment to San Francisco and his wonderful commitment to people.”
- KRON-4 called him a “legend,” and KGO Radio host Pat Thursday said that Taliaferro had “a heart of gold.”
- In 1967, he became the nation’s first black talk-show host for a major market radio station, at KNEW AM 910.
- He was inducted into the National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame in 2011.
- Taliaferro joined KGO Radio in 1977 and co-hosted KGO-TV’s AM Weekend program.
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