Prominent Pittsburgh Radio Personality Dies

PITTSBURGH, PA — Jim Quinn, who transitioned from a Top-40 disc jockey to a conservative talk show host during his decades in Pittsburgh radio, died Sunday. He was 82.

Quinn began his Pittsburgh career in 1967 at KQV-AM, according to Radio Ink. Years after leaving town, he returned to the market and worked at 13Q (WKTQ). From 1983 to 1992, Quinn co-hosted B-94's morning Quinn and Banana show with Don Jefferson.

"Liked his motorcycles and his 280Z (and then Corvettes), his fuzzy boots in winter and discussions about quantum physics," Jefferson wrote in a social media post on Sunday. "Smart as a whip and was able to re-invent himself during a long career, going from Electric Weenie joke sheets to streaming."

After leaving 13Q, Quinn moved to WRRK, where he began championing his conservative views. The show moved to WPGB in 2004.

Quinn perhaps is best known for co-hosting the conservative talk show "The War Room with Quinn and Rose," which he co-hosted with Rose Somma Tennent on XM Satellite Radio.

"What started as a professional relationship blossomed into one of the greatest friendships I've ever known," Somma-Tennent recalled in a Facebook post. "There aren't enough words to fully capture the depth of his selflessness in our friendship."

Funeral arrangements were unavailable Monday.