R.I.P.: Rod Davis, Triad Radio-TV Personality

Rod Davis

Rod Davis, a longtime radio and television personality in the Triad known for his large personality and silky smooth voice, died Wednesday morning.

He was 68, according to The High Point Enterprise.

Former colleagues remembered Davis as a Triad treasure, both on and off the air.

"Whether you knew Rod in real life or over the radio, this is a tragic day," said Lora Songster, morning on-air personality at WMAG radio station, where she and Davis met in 1986, and where they later shared the airwaves on a morning radio show. "Everyone loved him. He was a legend, and his legacy will remain, because he was bigger than life."

According to Songster, Davis had good looks and a great radio voice, but also a charisma that transcended the airwaves.

"He was just magnetic," she said. "He obviously had the physical gift of being 6-foot-6 and being a doppelganger for Tom Selleck, and he had that booming voice. Men were jealous of him and women just wanted to meet him. When people met Rod, they walked away happy. He had charm and charisma, and it was natural."

Davis became well-known in the Triad when he joined the old "PM Magazine" show on WFMY in 1980, but he would go on to become better known for his radio work. Through the years, he was an on-air personality for a number of Triad stations, including WMAG, WKZL, 98.7 "KISS Country" and 94.5 "Cat Country." Most recently, he'd been doing voiceover work.