Idaho Radio News Etc.

Southern Idaho lost another radio mentor, according to KQLZ’s Bryan Gregory. Lou Burden of Mountain Home lost his battle with cancer early this month. “Lou was one of the last holdouts from the small market community radio days,” Bryan said. “He mentored several radio personalities including Dave Freeman, who is still in the Seattle market (I think) as well as myself.”

Also: Dar Dodds, former morning personality of KDSH and KBOI Radio died of natural causes at the V.A. Hospital in Boise on June 4 at the age of 89, according to Art Gregory. Quoting Art: “Dar worked for Morrison-Knudsen building an airport on Wake Island where he was among those taken prisoner by the Japanese. After spending four years as a P.O.W., he returned to Boise in 1945 where he met and married Laura Reynolds. Dar then worked as a radio announcer for KIDO, KDSH, and KBOI in Boise. He and Bruce Whitehead hosted an early morning show called “The BRU-DAR Show” on KBOI.”