R.I.P.: Ted Byrne, Former Charleston Sports Radio Talk Host

Ted Byrne

A well-known former Charleston sports talk radio host and operations manager was killed in a weekend crash, reports WCSC-TV5.

Edwin “Ted” Byrne, 71, died Saturday from injuries he suffered in a traffic accident, according to Charleston County Deputy Coroner Christina Harrison.

Gil Kirkman, owner of Kirkman Broadcasting, recalled Byrne’s long radio career Monday.

“He was the voice of just about every sports property in Charleston, from the College of Charleston to The Citadel to the Stingrays to the Riverdogs” Kirkman said. “He has quite a legacy.”

Byrne gave Kirkman his first job in radio and the two went on to become close friends.

“We were friends for 40 years and went to lunch together four days a week,” he said. “My best memory of Ted is just being buddies.”

Radio stations 92.1 and 102.1, “The City,” where Byrne worked as a sports talk host and operations manager over the years, posted news of his passing on their Facebook page.

Byrne, who began his sports broadcasting career in the late 1960s at WIMO radio in Winder, Georgia, came to the Charleston area around 1979, Kirkman said.

The Charleston Baseball Hall of Fame inducted Byrne in 2016, according to its website. The site states Byrne was the South Atlantic League’s 1984 Broadcaster of the year and won a Peabody Award after Hurricane Hugo in 1989.