US EditionLongtime Cincinnati Radio Host Gary Burbank Has Died
Gary Burbank, noted for characters like Earl Pitts American, influenced radio comedy nationally and earned two Marconi Awards during his career spanning over four decades.
- On August 28, 2025, longtime 700 WLW-AM personality Gary Burbank died at age 84, Bill Cunningham, longtime 700 WLW-AM host, announced on social media.
- Starting his career in Louisiana and Mississippi, Gary Burbank became one of the first white DJs at WDIA in Memphis before joining WLW in Cincinnati in 1981, retiring on December 21, 2007.
- Known for on-air characters, Burbank created Earl Pitts Uhmerikun, Gilbert Gnarley and The Right Rev. Deuteronomy Skaggs, winning two Marconi Awards and joining the Radio Hall of Fame in 2012.
- Play It Forward, the nonprofit he co-founded, announced his death today, noting he is survived by his wife Carol and children Tracy and Shawn.
- Burbank's long WLW tenure and syndication cemented his influence, with a 26-year run on 700 WLW and national syndication marking the end of an era in Cincinnati broadcasting, as Michaels and William Lawrence praised his creativity and work ethic.
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