On Sunday, we all lost a dear friend…even if you never met him.
Jim McGaw, the always bright, light hearted and kind morning show host of WOLX has passed away. Jim helped so many people wake up every morning for the past 11 years on WOLX, but his voice was heard in town for much longer.
Jim had been on the air in Madison for about 40 years. Before coming to WOLX you could hear Jim on Magic 98. He started his career on the legendary WISM in Madison.
Jim was the hardest working and thoughtful person in radio. He was always willing to help and wanted to do whatever he could to make the place where he worked better.
He was a great entertainer, but was so humble about what he did. On the air, Jim always had some quick comment about life or what was going on in the world that would make everyone laugh.
He truly loved his listeners and wanted to make your drive to work, school or home from a third shift job fun and entertaining…even if he only had your attention for a few songs.
He loved to be out in the public, meet listeners and treasured you all.
Jim had some health problems in the last few years, but never complained. He always said he didn’t want to let his co-workers or his listeners down by missing a day on the air.
We all here at WOLX can’t believe we won’t hear his infectious laugh in the hallways anymore. One thing we all know is that Jim McGaw was doing what he loved right until the very end.