Northern Michigan radio icon “Big Dog” Dave Sherbert is retiring May 19 after being a presence on the air since there since the 1970s. He is a familiar voice for Blarney Stone Broadcasting’s Q-100 (WQON, 100.3-FM).
“It’s time,” Sherbert said. “This [local radio] has become a young person’s thing – especially at a rock station. And besides, I want to enjoy the next 20 years or so.”
“We’ll do our best to fill that slot, but we’re not kidding ourselves: Nobody can replace Dave Sherbert,” Blarney Stone President Sheryl Coyne said. “Those are some impossible shoes to fill.