WBZI announced on Thursday that Bucks Braun passed away unexpectedly. Since 2004, Braun hosted mornings for Classic Country Radio, a network of five southwest Ohio stations in downtown Xenia. Braun earned his radio license before he was eligible for a driver’s license. He hosted shows in Ohio, Florida, Mississippi, Arizona, and Kentucky before joining WONE in Dayton in 1989. Braun was 68 and the cause of death is unknown.
Braun was a 2011 inductee into the Dayton Area Broadcaster’s Hall of Fame.
A public visitation will be held Sunday, January 7th, from 2-6 pm at Westbrock Funeral Home, 1712 Wayne Avenue, Dayton, OH 45410. In lieu of flowers, please send donations in his name to the Dayton VA Medical Center, Voluntary Services (135), 4100 West Third Street, Dayton, OH 45428.
