The Kansas City Star (MO) ~ Saturday, 29 Jan 2011
Ruth Ann Meyer passed away peacefully at Kingswood Health Center in south Kansas City listening to Paul McCartney singing sweetly on the radio. Born in Kansas City, Kansas, to Frank and Rose Meyer, she attended St.Rose of Lima Elementary School, Bishop Ward High School and Kansas City Kansas Community College. Ruth's career in radio began in Kansas City during the 1950s when she worked for KCKN and WHB radio stations. She relocated to New York where she worked at WMGM Radio, then moved to WMCA where she became "first lady" as their Program Director from 1962 to 1968. She initiated the 'WMCA Good Guys' concept, complete with a happy face logo designed by Ruth, and a team approach among the Dee Jays, taking the station to the #1 Top 40 station in New York City. She was also instrumental in bringing the Beatles to the United States.
Following her time at WMCA, Ruth went to WHN Radio that was playing an adult standards format. With the burgeoning interest in Country music, Ruth and the management team at WHN, switched the station's music format to Country. She also brought on board some of her WMCA Good Guy Dee Jays to work the format which would reign as one of the nation's most influential Country radio stations for the next decade. Following her time with WHN, Ruth moved on to become Program Director at the legendary WNEW radio. Her final years in New York were spent in programming management for NBC Radio Network's new youth network, The Source, and finally at ABC Radio Network before she retired in 1993 and moved back to Kansas City.
During her years in New York, Ruth also traveled to Europe on a regular basis. She was as at home in Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Italy or France as she was on the streets of New York, with her favorite being Provence in the South of France which she fondly recalled by growing lavender at her residence in Kansas City. Referred to as "a most amazing woman" by those who knew her, Ruth, raised in the Midwest, became a force in radio broadcasting in New York City at a time when women were just coming into their own in the work place.
A memorial service was held at St. Catherine's Catholic Church, 4101 E. 105th Terrace, on Wednesday, February 2, at 10 a.m., followed by the Funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Burial was in Mount Calvary Cemetery in Kansas City, Kansas. The family requested that memorial contributions be sent to the Broadcasters Foundation of America, 125 W 55th Street, Twenty First Floor, New York, New York 10019-5366.
Ruth Ann Meyer passed away peacefully at Kingswood Health Center in south Kansas City listening to Paul McCartney singing sweetly on the radio. Born in Kansas City, Kansas, to Frank and Rose Meyer, she attended St.Rose of Lima Elementary School, Bishop Ward High School and Kansas City Kansas Community College. Ruth's career in radio began in Kansas City during the 1950s when she worked for KCKN and WHB radio stations. She relocated to New York where she worked at WMGM Radio, then moved to WMCA where she became "first lady" as their Program Director from 1962 to 1968. She initiated the 'WMCA Good Guys' concept, complete with a happy face logo designed by Ruth, and a team approach among the Dee Jays, taking the station to the #1 Top 40 station in New York City. She was also instrumental in bringing the Beatles to the United States.
Following her time at WMCA, Ruth went to WHN Radio that was playing an adult standards format. With the burgeoning interest in Country music, Ruth and the management team at WHN, switched the station's music format to Country. She also brought on board some of her WMCA Good Guy Dee Jays to work the format which would reign as one of the nation's most influential Country radio stations for the next decade. Following her time with WHN, Ruth moved on to become Program Director at the legendary WNEW radio. Her final years in New York were spent in programming management for NBC Radio Network's new youth network, The Source, and finally at ABC Radio Network before she retired in 1993 and moved back to Kansas City.
During her years in New York, Ruth also traveled to Europe on a regular basis. She was as at home in Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Italy or France as she was on the streets of New York, with her favorite being Provence in the South of France which she fondly recalled by growing lavender at her residence in Kansas City. Referred to as "a most amazing woman" by those who knew her, Ruth, raised in the Midwest, became a force in radio broadcasting in New York City at a time when women were just coming into their own in the work place.
A memorial service was held at St. Catherine's Catholic Church, 4101 E. 105th Terrace, on Wednesday, February 2, at 10 a.m., followed by the Funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Burial was in Mount Calvary Cemetery in Kansas City, Kansas. The family requested that memorial contributions be sent to the Broadcasters Foundation of America, 125 W 55th Street, Twenty First Floor, New York, New York 10019-5366.
The Kansas City Star (MO) ~ Saturday, 29 Jan 2011
Ruth Ann Meyer passed away peacefully at Kingswood Health Center in south Kansas City listening to Paul McCartney singing sweetly on the radio. Born in Kansas City, Kansas, to Frank and Rose Meyer, she attended St.Rose of Lima Elementary School, Bishop Ward High School and Kansas City Kansas Community College. Ruth's career in radio began in Kansas City during the 1950s when she worked for KCKN and WHB radio stations. She relocated to New York where she worked at WMGM Radio, then moved to WMCA where she became "first lady" as their Program Director from 1962 to 1968. She initiated the 'WMCA Good Guys' concept, complete with a happy face logo designed by Ruth, and a team approach among the Dee Jays, taking the station to the #1 Top 40 station in New York City. She was also instrumental in bringing the Beatles to the United States.
Following her time at WMCA, Ruth went to WHN Radio that was playing an adult standards format. With the burgeoning interest in Country music, Ruth and the management team at WHN, switched the station's music format to Country. She also brought on board some of her WMCA Good Guy Dee Jays to work the format which would reign as one of the nation's most influential Country radio stations for the next decade. Following her time with WHN, Ruth moved on to become Program Director at the legendary WNEW radio. Her final years in New York were spent in programming management for NBC Radio Network's new youth network, The Source, and finally at ABC Radio Network before she retired in 1993 and moved back to Kansas City.
During her years in New York, Ruth also traveled to Europe on a regular basis. She was as at home in Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Italy or France as she was on the streets of New York, with her favorite being Provence in the South of France which she fondly recalled by growing lavender at her residence in Kansas City. Referred to as "a most amazing woman" by those who knew her, Ruth, raised in the Midwest, became a force in radio broadcasting in New York City at a time when women were just coming into their own in the work place.
A memorial service was held at St. Catherine's Catholic Church, 4101 E. 105th Terrace, on Wednesday, February 2, at 10 a.m., followed by the Funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Burial was in Mount Calvary Cemetery in Kansas City, Kansas. The family requested that memorial contributions be sent to the Broadcasters Foundation of America, 125 W 55th Street, Twenty First Floor, New York, New York 10019-5366.
Ruth Ann Meyer passed away peacefully at Kingswood Health Center in south Kansas City listening to Paul McCartney singing sweetly on the radio. Born in Kansas City, Kansas, to Frank and Rose Meyer, she attended St.Rose of Lima Elementary School, Bishop Ward High School and Kansas City Kansas Community College. Ruth's career in radio began in Kansas City during the 1950s when she worked for KCKN and WHB radio stations. She relocated to New York where she worked at WMGM Radio, then moved to WMCA where she became "first lady" as their Program Director from 1962 to 1968. She initiated the 'WMCA Good Guys' concept, complete with a happy face logo designed by Ruth, and a team approach among the Dee Jays, taking the station to the #1 Top 40 station in New York City. She was also instrumental in bringing the Beatles to the United States.
Following her time at WMCA, Ruth went to WHN Radio that was playing an adult standards format. With the burgeoning interest in Country music, Ruth and the management team at WHN, switched the station's music format to Country. She also brought on board some of her WMCA Good Guy Dee Jays to work the format which would reign as one of the nation's most influential Country radio stations for the next decade. Following her time with WHN, Ruth moved on to become Program Director at the legendary WNEW radio. Her final years in New York were spent in programming management for NBC Radio Network's new youth network, The Source, and finally at ABC Radio Network before she retired in 1993 and moved back to Kansas City.
During her years in New York, Ruth also traveled to Europe on a regular basis. She was as at home in Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Italy or France as she was on the streets of New York, with her favorite being Provence in the South of France which she fondly recalled by growing lavender at her residence in Kansas City. Referred to as "a most amazing woman" by those who knew her, Ruth, raised in the Midwest, became a force in radio broadcasting in New York City at a time when women were just coming into their own in the work place.
A memorial service was held at St. Catherine's Catholic Church, 4101 E. 105th Terrace, on Wednesday, February 2, at 10 a.m., followed by the Funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Burial was in Mount Calvary Cemetery in Kansas City, Kansas. The family requested that memorial contributions be sent to the Broadcasters Foundation of America, 125 W 55th Street, Twenty First Floor, New York, New York 10019-5366.
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