Jay Marvin

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Marvin Jay Cohen (1953 - January 31, 2023), better known by his broadcast name of Jay Marvin, was a retired American liberal radio talk show host and writer. Marvin began his radio career in 1971 as a country music DJ at KWMC in Del Rio, Texas. [1] [2] After that, he worked at various stations including WWOD Lynchburg, Virginia, K102 FM El Paso, Texas, WHBQ in Memphis, WJEZ and WJJD Chicago, Illinois, [1] and KKAT Salt Lake City, Utah, and Top 40 station KIXZ in Amarillo, Texas. He switched to talk radio in the late 1980s starting at WTKN St. Petersburg, Florida and then moved to WFLA in Tampa. [3] From there, he moved to WTMJ Milwaukee, Wisconsin, [4] WLS Chicago (twice), [5] [6] [7] and KHOW [8] and KKZN [9] in Denver, Colorado. He has also guest hosted nationally for Ed Schultz, [10] Jerry Springer, and Alan Colmes.

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Marvin has interviewed many famous guests on his show, including Howard Dean, John Kerry, Jimmy Carter, and Mike Gravel, as well as other guests and local Colorado politicians including Mark Udall, Bill Ritter, Ed Perlmutter, and Diana DeGette.

In September 2010, Marvin announced his retirement from radio. [11] [12] Following a prolonged illness, Jay Marvin died in Denver on January 31, 2023 at the age of 70. [13] [14]

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  1. 1 2 Zorn, Eric (2010-09-15). "Jay Marvin retires from radio". ChicagoTribune.com. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. ↑ Hall, Claude (1973-06-23). "Vox Jox". Billboard. p. 23. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  3. ↑ Zaitchik, Alexander (2010). Common Nonsense: Glenn Beck and the Triumph of Ignorance. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons. p. 64. ISBN   978-0-470-55739-6.
  4. ↑ Drew, Mike (1993-06-12). "Sykes, maybe Liddy will fill 'that' Jay Marvin's radio slot". The Milwaukee Journal. pp. A1. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  5. ↑ Childers, Scott (2008). Chicago's WLS Radio. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Publishing. p. 117. ISBN   978-0-7385-6194-3.
  6. ↑ Cuprisin, Tim (1996-09-13). "Screamin' Jay says bye to Chi". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. pp. 7B. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  7. ↑ Cuprisin, Tim (2005-01-05). "'Idol' makes some smart tweaks for next season". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. pp. 8B. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  8. ↑ "Ex-WTMJ talk show host talks man out of suicide". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Associated Press. 1997-08-04. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  9. ↑ Kreck, Dick (2007-04-09). "KCFR wants listeners to bend its ear for "Colorado Matters"". The Denver Post. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  10. ↑ Cuprisin, Tim (2005-07-20). "Bush keeps it brief in prime-time TV spot". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. pp. 8B. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  11. ↑ Jay Marvin Retires From Radio. AllAccess.com: September 14, 2010.
  12. ↑ Marvin, Jay. "This Is the End". In Exile. Archived from the original on September 18, 2010.
  13. ↑ Coates, Cameron (January 31, 2023). "Former WLS host Jay Marvin Dies". Radioink.com. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  14. ↑ Roberts, Michael (February 4, 2023). "Remembering Jay Marvin, Denver Radio Legend". Westword.com. Denver: Westword. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
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