Lee Davis, WBA Hall of Famer and the former owner of WCUB and WLTU in Manitowoc, has died. He was 90.
Davis started his career in radio in high school when he joined the radio club. His talent was immediately noticed, and he was hired by a radio station in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
In his Hall of Fame video, Davis said, “I just love radio. When I first started, people said, ‘Why are you getting into radio? TV is coming along. You ought to be in TV.’ I said, ‘But radio is fun.’”
Davis also worked in Fort Lauderdale, Philadelphia, and Chicago before finally coming to Manitowoc when he was hired as the General Manager of WCUB/WLTU, stations he would become the sole owner of in 1988.
Davis was also the host of The Breakfast Club on WCUB for over 30 years, a program that still airs today.
Lee is survived by his wife, Joan, who is planning a small service in their Florida community in the near future. A local celebration of life is also in the works, but a date and time have not been announced.
