Thomas Shannon (August 11, 1938 – May 26, 2021)[1] was an American broadcaster from Buffalo, New York.[2]

Shannon was born in Buffalo, New York,[2] and graduated from Bishop Timon – St. Jude High School in 1956 and Buffalo State College in 1960.[1] He held several radio positions, beginning his career as a newsman at WXRA and ending as an oldies jockey at WHTT in the same city. Shannon most notably served as a top-40 disk jockey at WKBW in Buffalo and CKLW in Windsor, Ontario during their peaks as internationally popular radio stations. He served two stints at each station.[2] He also worked at WGR and WKBW-TV in Buffalo, KHOW, KLZ, and KWGN-TV in Denver, and WMJC and WXYZ-TV in Detroit, Michigan.[3] Shannon, along with Phil Todaro, wrote the hit song "Wild Weekend" as his personal theme song, which later became an instrumental hit by The Rockin' Rebels.[2]

Shannon died in hospice care of pancreatic cancer in Salinas, California, on May 26, 2021, at the age of 82.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Pergament, Alan (May 27, 2021). "Tommy Shannon, legendary Buffalo broadcaster, dies at 82". The Buffalo News. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Whitall, Susan (May 27, 2021). "DJ Tom Shannon, a top jock at CKLW during Golden Era, has died". The Detroit News. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "Forgotten Buffalo featuring Tommy Shannon". Forgotten Buffalo. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
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