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Cumberland, Md., adult standards WTBO-AM on-air personality Chazz Offutt collapsed and died during his "Morning Road Show" Dec. 26. He had been a fixture on local radio since 1959.
According to a report in the Cumberland Times-News, Offutt, 66, was stricken as he was speaking on-air: "He had just said the time, 20 minutes after 8, and all of a sudden I heard a noise and then there was just nothing," said Joanne Van, mother of Jim Van, one of Offutt's fellow DJs. "The mike was open and I heard somebody say, 'Chazz,' then I heard them say 'Call 911.'"
WTBO's Web site said that Offutt's show was the No. 1 AM radio show in the area. His career also included gigs as a program director, operations manager and general manager.
He was scheduled to host a live New Year's Eve remote from the Cumberland Town Centre on Sunday.
According to a report in the Cumberland Times-News, Offutt, 66, was stricken as he was speaking on-air: "He had just said the time, 20 minutes after 8, and all of a sudden I heard a noise and then there was just nothing," said Joanne Van, mother of Jim Van, one of Offutt's fellow DJs. "The mike was open and I heard somebody say, 'Chazz,' then I heard them say 'Call 911.'"
WTBO's Web site said that Offutt's show was the No. 1 AM radio show in the area. His career also included gigs as a program director, operations manager and general manager.
He was scheduled to host a live New Year's Eve remote from the Cumberland Town Centre on Sunday.