Longtime Charleston radio personality TJ Phillips has died, radio station says
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A longtime Charleston radio personality who hosted shows on 92.5 Kickin' Country has died.
'Charleston Media Solutions is sad to announce the passing of TJ Phillips, who died peacefully on Sunday, June 8th,' the radio group said in an announcement Monday morning.
TJ Phillips had an established career in radio having worked in the business since he was 15 years old and covered genres including country, classic rock, CHR, alternative, sports and talk radio.
Most recently, Philips co-hosted 'TJ & Jessica in the Morning' with Jessica Chandler weekdays from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. and Saturdays on 92.5 Kickin' Country.
'TJ Phillips was more than a morning DJ. He was an immensely talented broadcaster, but also a veteran who proudly served his country, a man who constantly tried to make the lives of others better, and a friend who will be greatly missed,' said Paul O'Malley, President of Charleston Media Solutions.
Before joining 92.5 and Charleston Radio Group, Phillips worked at WEZL from 1990 until 2016.
He became a central figure in the local community winning Best Radio Personality by The Charleston City Paper and Mount Pleasant Magazine, Best Local Radio Show, and South Carolina Broadcasters Radio Show of the Year. Philips was also inducted into the Lowcountry Music Hall of Fame.
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