WOMT on-air personality Tom Craig, 66, died in a car crash while driving with his wife on Highway 41/141 in the Town of Little Suamico on March 19.
Craig started in broadcasting in 1977 and spent time working in Mississippi, Ohio, and Wisconsin, including Manitowoc’s WOMT and WCUB radio. During his nearly 50-year career, Craig served roles as program director, music director, public service director, farm director, talk show host, news director, sports director, sports play-by-play announcer, and on-air personality.
He took a break from radio in the 1990s to work in education. He returned to radio in the mid-2010s as news director for WCUB.
He most recently hosted mid-afternoons on WOMT.
WOMT legend Damon Ryan called Craig a “wonderful human being.”
“He was one of those people that had a great demeanor,” Ryan said. “Very humble, very kind.”
Ryan said Craig was always very prepared for his shows, and never went on the air without knowing his exact vision for the shift.
Craig leaves behind his wife, who was also injured in the crash, and family.
