R.I.P.: Scott Beels, Radio Personality Known As Bumper Morgan

Scott Beels, aka Bumper Morgan

Radio personality Bumper Morgan died Sunday at age 59.  Death was amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).  Morgan, whose real name was Scott Beels, fought the disease for the past year.

During a radio career that spanned more than four decades, Bumper was a producer, DJ, and production director at many radio stations across the country. His first radio gig was in 1977 in his hometown of Phoenix, AZ at KRIZ, and he was inducted into the KRIZ Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame in 2013.

Previous stops included New Orleans, San Antonio, Louisville, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Nashville, and Cape Cod, MA. He is also a legendary promo and sweeper voice known worldwide.

Throughout his career he could be heard on many stations including: Power Pig - Tampa, WGCI Chicago, WMJI Cleveland, Y107 Nashville, XHTZ San Diego, HOT 102 Milwaukee, WWTN Nashville, WJLB Detroit, KEZY Anaheim, KXNT Las Vegas, KZZP Phoenix, WBLS - NYC, Alice 106 Denver, Atlantic 252, SJTV San Joaquin Valley and he produced a weekly syndicated show Retro Rewind.