Remembering
Our Friends Gone On...
Terry Weichand,
host of Friday Morning Jazz for 31 years,
passed away on Monday, November 5 following a long illness.
Ed
McKeon wrote the following about Terry in his blog on November
6:
"Longtime
Friday morning jazz host Terry Weichand died yesterday after a long illness.
Like many at WWUH, he was an iconoclast, and a curmudgeon, struggling
with his demons, sometimes in public. He had a passion for the kind of
old jazz that rarely gets played on the radio anymore, and while he was
familiar with the experimentation of bop and beyond, he preferred an era
where jazz had structure, even when it was swinging wildly. We will miss
Terry's non-sequitor asides at our general meetings, and his voice and
musings on air.
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George Michael
Evica, host of "Assassination
Journal" on WWUH for over three decades, passed away on Sat., November
10.
photo: Mark DeLorenzo
Obituary in The Hartford Courant:
EVICA, George Michael
After fighting with brave determination against lung and brain cancer,
George Michael Evica has left this life to begin the journey into the
next. He died Saturday (November 10, 2007) at 12:15 p.m., never losing
his gentle wit and loving nature. George Michael devoted his professional
life to maintaining a harmonious balance between learning and teaching.
He earned his BA at Case Western Reserve and his MA at Columbia University.
Before serving as an Associate Professor of English at the University
of Hartford from 1964-1992, he taught at Brooklyn College, Wagner College,
Columbia University and San Francisco State University. History will remember
George Michael as one of the most honored and important of the so called
second generation of scholars devoted to discovering the truth about the
assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy and effecting justice in the
wake of the president's passing. He authored two books: And We Are All
Mortal (1975) stands as an invaluable reference for Kennedy researchers:
A Certain Arrogance (2006) expands upon that groundbreaking work by exploring
the manipulation by United States Intelligence agencies and other entities
of religious groups for political ends. George Michael's voice-confident,
eloquent, and resonant with warmth and humor-was familiar to thousands
of devoted listeners, thanks to "Assassination Journal," the
weekly program of political commentary which he wrote and edited for radio
station WWUH. Broadcasting from 1975-midsummer of 2007, Evica excerpted
news and information from varieties of media, emphasizing lesser known
sources over mainstream news. George Michael Evica is survived by his
devoted wife of 42 years, Alycia; his daughter, Mariana Evica; and his
grandchildren, Lonny Evica and Emma Evica. The family wishes to express
gratitude to the doctors, nurses and volunteers at St. Francis Hospital.
Special thanks are extended to the staff, one and all, for the loving
and very personal attention George Michael received at Hughes Convalescent
Home. Heartfelt thanks are also extended to parishioners of St. John's
Church and other dear friends who have given unstinting love and support
during George Michael's illness. An active member of the Episcopal Church,
George Michael was especially pleased to have been a member of the Global
Missions Committee.
Donations may be sent
to:
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
10 Brookline Place West, 6th Floor
Brookline, MA 02445-7226
You may be interested in reading
the following
about the life and influence of George Michael
Evica...
George
Evica Dies; Longtime Radio Commentator
by Courant Staff Writer
Susan Campbell
I
Miss George Michael
WTIC Radio's Colin McEnroe's
Blog "To Wit"
George
Michael Evica RIP
WWUH Folk Director & Host
Ed McKeon
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