R.I.P.: J J Hemingway, Spokane Radio Broadcaster

J J Hemingway

Spokane market personality J J Hemingway, most recently with Christian KEEH Shine104.9 has died.

Jason Remington of Puget Sound Media posted greater detail of Hemingway’s career:

J. J. Hemingway started off at an AM daytimer.  “Throughout high school I hung out around oldies KQIN 800 (Now KGNW, 820). Eventually they put me on the weekend schedule.”

(Actually J.J. had pretty much made his career choice at age three while crawling under the consoles as his father Jack Hemingway worked shifts at KIXI, KING, KISW, KAYO and KFKF).

“After high school I worked at beautiful music KBBX (later, KEZX), then went ‘cross-country,’ working in Augusta, Savannah, Winston-Salem-Greensboro, Greenville-Spartanburg, then Dallas, Colorado Springs, Spokane (first time), Great Falls, Columbus and since 1998, back in Spokane. I have done mornings, afternoon drive, production and even put a couple of new stations on the air. I love AC, Hot AC and Classic Hits. It’s the music that I know and love the most.”

Hemingway started Cascade Broadcast Services, a production house, in 1998 and did 10 years at ‘lite-rock Kiss (KISC-FM, Spokane) In 2007 he voicetracked KJR overnights. In 2012 he became morning personality and program director of KACL, Bismark, ND.

J.J.  was known for his regular humorous or encouraging Facebook posts including Bible quotes. His last post was Friday June 14th. ” Friday Encouragement: “But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,” Philippians 3:20 Enjoy & Be Blessed”