[BC] Jim Somich...

[Mike Erickson]

Oh my God.  I just read the start of a series of articles he was writing for
Radio Guide.  What a pair of Golden Ears, some of the best processing setups
and designs ever.

Very sad indeed.  A legend.

=Mike Erickson=

On 2/23/07, padrino <padrino at telos-systems.com> wrote:
>
> Group,
>
> It's with a very heavy heart to share that Jim Somich has passed on to the
> big audio processor in the sky...he was 65. Jim was a very successful
> broadcast engineer, as well as product developer. His career spanned
> radio, television, photography, movies, and just about any form of media
> imaginable.
>
> Jim worked at KFI, KMET, WMMS, WHK, WHTZ, WJW, just to name a few of the
> radio radio stations. He built quite a number of UHF TV stations for
> Malrite Communications, where, at one time, he was Director of Radio
> Engineering. He was also involved in a few ventures: Somich Engineering,
> MicroCon Systems, and I'm sure a host of others. Jim, kept a private life,
> and ventured into some interesting and alternative aspects of it.
>
> He was also the person, who took a chance on a goofy, long-haired, 22 year
> old kid. Stuck him under his wing, and taught him the ropes of radio
> engineering. If not for Jim Somich sticking his neck out for this
> passionate over-achiever, then Frank Foti would never have seized the
> opportunity to follow an exciting path in this industry.
>
> More importantly he was, and will always remain, my friend. While there
> are many wonderful memories of him, we sadly will not be able to create
> new ones.
>
> Be at peace, life and our industry lost a good friend.
>
> -Frank Foti
>
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=Mike Erickson=
W1WHN