As many of you have probably already heard, a member of our Milner Media Radio family passed away over the weekend. Former News Director Ken Zyer passed away from a sudden heart attack Saturday morning in his Tampa Bay home. Ken graced the airwaves of Kankakee County for some 45 years. Retired station General Manager Tim Milner says Zyer joined the staff of WBYG in 1979 and became news director of the BUS in 1988. Then in 1995 things transitioned to “The Valley” where, among other hosts. Zyer worked several years with Jim Brandt
Ken is survived by his wife Debra and daughters Jillian and Brianna. Funeral arrangements are pending. Ken Zyer was 66-years-old.
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