R.I.P.: Denny Loff, Longtime Grand Forks Radio Broadcaster

Dennis Loff

The North Dakota radio community is mourning the passing of 60-year-old Dennis “Denny” Loff,. He died last Thursday in Grand Forks

Loff graduated from Edmore High School in 1980 and went on to graduate from the University of North Dakota with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management.   While a student at UND, he discovered his love and passion for radio, working at KFJM Radio.  

Following his graduation, he began his long career, working at KRAD, KZLT, and KKXL AM.  For the past 25 years, he was employed with Leighton Broadcasting in Grand Forks.  He hosted Middays on KYCK and most proudly, from 6:00 am to 9:00 a.m. he was the morning host, “Denny Johnson”, on 1310 KNOX Radio.

Denny is survived by his wife Kathy Bleth-Freidt, a KZLT co-worker he married in 1990.