The WLLR family and all of us here at iHeartMedia Quad Cities got some terrible news June 9, 2019...the passing of Bo J. Spates. Bo J passed away peacefully in his sleep. The visitation will be at Wheelan-Pressley Funeral Home, 3030 7th Avenue, Rock Island from 4pm to 7pm on Thursday, June 13. The funeral will be held Friday, June 14, at 10am. Also, in lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the GoFundMe page we've set up to help fund his daughter, Charly's, future college expenses. CLICK HERE OR BELOW TO MAKE A DONATION
On Monday, June 10, 2019, 103.7 WLLR (Bo J's last station) did a 5-hour tribute show featuring stories from some of his wo-workers, both past and present, as well as comments from listeners. Listen below...