Lee Davis
His radio and television broadcast career began in 1954 at KHFM in Albuquerque, N.M. He later moved to WAMS-AM, Philadelphia as an afternoon drive time disc jockey and national Program Manager for its parent company, Rollins, Inc., and was responsible for seven stations around the country. He was later General Manager and Program Manager for the NBC Network radio stations in Chicago, WMAQ-AM/FM. He moved to Wisconsin and WCUB/WLTU, Manitowoc in 1975 as General Manager and then became the sole owner of those stations in 1988. He served on the WBA Board of Directors for 8 years and was WBA President in 1985-86. Previous to that he served as State Director of the National Radio Broadcasters Association and was a long time member of the Board of Directors of the Radio Advertising Bureau, the industry’s national sales consulting and training arm.
Lee Davis passed away on May 3, 2026.
WAMS radio is in Wilmington, DE not Philadelphia even though possibly you could pick up WAMS in Philadelphia.
Lee taught me so much about radio when I worked for him at WCUB in 1978. He both taught and gave me many responsibilities, helping me improve. More than just a boss, he was a good friend and I was very lucky to have him mentor me in the early years of my broadcasting adventure…
Lee was a good Top-40deejay at WHYE in Roanoke, VA. I remember listening to Lee in 1959. He went to WAMS from Roanoke. Lee also worked at Thordarson (sp?), a transformer manufacturer in Florida. I don’t know exactly what he did. I enjoyed knowing Lee. May he rest in peace.
yes in peace my radio buddy since my WLUK TV DAYS
MARTY
TELL HARRY C [2016 WS CUBS] WERE HEAVENLY
Lee Davis brought talent and personality to The Villages Old Time Radio Club shows performing as announcer and reading scripts and acting out character parts. He was a kind and gentle person that thoroughly enjoyed being a significant part of the growth of radio broadcasting during his long career in broadcasting. Thank you Lee for all you did for the rest of us. RIP.