Former Bay Area Radio Icon Ray Taliaferro Missing In Tennessee - update - found dead sketchy details

[Brother Buzz]

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Former Bay Area Radio Icon Ray Taliaferro Missing In Tennessee

November 25, 2018

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Former Bay Area talk radio icon Ray Taliaferro has been reported missing from Paducah Ky., near his southern Illinois home, the Massac County Sheriff’s Office has reported.

Taliaferro, 79, was an outspoken liberal who from 1977 through 2011 hosted an overnight talk radio program on KGO. He was reported missing Nov. 10.

The onetime San Francisco radio host was last seen in Paducah on that day. A flier put out by the Paducah Police Department states that “Ray was last seen talking with the manager of the Mellow Mushroom pizza restaurant in Paducah. He may be experiencing disorientation and signs of dementia.”

He was wearing a black leather jacket, a black turtleneck and black pants, according to police.

Taliaferro has a long professional resume, which includes leading the San Francisco chapter of the NAACP. He also is credited with the first black talk-show host in a major market radio station (New York City) and being named San Francisco’s first black member of the arts commission.


https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/11/25/former-bay-area-radio-icon-ray-taliaferro-missing-in-tennessee/

UPDATE:

Former KGO talk radio host Ray Taliaferro found dead in Kentucky

Sunday, December 02, 2018 11:34PM

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Ray Taliaferro, an outspoken liberal who from 1977 through 2011 hosted an overnight talk radio program on KGO, has been found dead.

His son tells ABC7 News his father's body was found behind Brooks Stadium in Paducah Ky.

Taliaferro had been missing for three weeks. His son tells ABC7 there's been no luck getting in contact with his late father's wife.

The FBI is assisting in the investigation.

Taliaferro, 79, was reported missing Nov. 10, according to the Massac County Sheriff's Department, based in Metropolis, Ill., across the Ohio River from Paducah.

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https://abc7news.com/former-kgo-talk-radio-host-ray-taliaferro-found-dead-in-kentucky/4817563/

[Basic LA]

1. Ray ruled late-night liberal talk radio on the West Coast

I could pick up KGO at night in L.A.

[CountAllVotes]

4. Used to pick-up Ray here too

About 300 miles north of S.F.

I sure miss those late night chats.

I sure miss KGO and what they once were.



Please find Ray Taliaferro soon!

[TDale313]

2. I hope he's ok.

It’s been a couple weeks, which is obviously not good. Always enjoyed listening to him.

[Drunken Irishman]

3. Missing in Tennessee but reported missing from his Illinois home in Kentucky.

I get that clusters there but holy shit that's all sorts of confusing.

I hope they find him safe.

[yuiyoshida]

5. I enjoyed listening to Ray

on KGO Radio back in the day...KGO was a powerful station back than, maybe not so much these days. KGO carried the Oakland A's games back than too, not sure if they still are or not as I listen to the GIANTS on KNBR.

[Brother Buzz]

6. Celebrated Bay Area journalist Ray Taliaferro found dead in Kentucky

Celebrated Bay Area journalist Ray Taliaferro found dead in Kentucky

By Ashley McBride Updated 8:02 am PST, Monday, December 3, 2018

A longtime Bay Area journalist and radio host was found dead in Paducah, Ky., three weeks after he had been reported missing, his family said.

The family of Raphael “Ray” Taliaferro posted an update to a GoFundMe page Sunday night announcing his death. His body was found in a wooded area about a mile from the pizza shop where he was last seen in Paducah, the family wrote.

“The family is in the process of working with the police to learn the matters surrounding his death,” the statement said. “At this time, we are processing this turn of events and ask for privacy as we work through our loss.”

Taliaferro’s wife had reported the 79-year-old missing around 9:30 a.m. Nov. 10, in Massac County, Ill. Around six hours later, witnesses told officials they saw him in Paducah, Ky., roughly 20 miles away and just over the state border.

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https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Celebrated-Bay-Area-journalist-Ray-Taliaferro-13439207.php