Columbus Radio Vet Val McGuinness Dies

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Columbus radio personality Patrick Valére McGinness — known across the Columbus airwaves simply as Val — was pronounced dead late Wednesday morning at his north Columbus apartment. According to the Ledger-Enquirer he was 67 and died of natural causes.

PMB Broadcasting owner Jimbo Martin told the paper, “It was such a deep voice, but he could get wild and crazy, now. He worked in the mornings on WCLS. I can still hear it, ‘Spinning those hits while spraying those pits.’ He had a lot of phrases, but I remember that one.”

The Ledger-Enquirer reports that McGinness worked in radio and television markets in Columbus, the Carolinas, Milwaukee, Nashville, Montgomery, Ala., and Macon, Ga. His first Columbus stint came in the 1960s. Though he worked as a DJ, McGinness was known for his commercial and voice-over work done in Columbus and across the country. He was the longtime voice of the J.D. Kinder and PantARama.

McGuiness is survived by his son, Patrick, and two step-daughters.

(Photo courtesy of Ledger-Enquirer)

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