R.I.P.: Bobby OJay, Legendary WDIA Memphis Radio Personality

Bobby OJay, known as the King of Memphis radio, has passed away, according to a release from iHeartMedia Market President Kevin Klein.

The WDIA DJ passed away Tuesday morning. The cause of death hasn't been released, reports Fox13 Memphis.

OJay's career spanned nearly four decades on Americas first Black radio station, and he was one of the most familiar voices on the radio in Memphis. The local legends career behind the microphone led him to interview legends like Muhammad Ali, Whitney Houston, Sherman Hensley: AKA George Jefferson, Rufus Thomas, Johnny Cochran, and The Temptations.

Born in Batesville, Mississippi, OJay was one of 9 siblings who said he was born to do radio. His career started in Montgomery, Alabama, and since 1972, he sat behind the microphone.

In February 1983, he joined WDIA in Memphis, Americas first Black radio station.  Just last year, his career took him to another level in history. In July, OJay was inducted into the Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame.