Ian Punnett Obituary: Former MyTalk radio host & Kansas State professor, Ian Punnett dies at 63

Ian Punnett Obituary – Cause of Death: Former MyTalk radio host & Kansas State professor, Ian Punnett dies at 63.

Radio broadcaster, author, professor, and Episcopal deacon, Ian Punnett died on Thursday, December 21, 2023, at the age of 63, after fighting an illness for the last few months.

In the early to mid 1980s, Punnett hosted the WLRW morning show in his college town along with Val Wallace. Punnett co-hosted Ian and Margery with his wife on KTMY in Minneapolis-St. Paul and was the regular Saturday night host of the widely syndicated paranormal-themed Coast to Coast AM, created by Art Bell.

On December 3, 2011, Punnett announced that due to increasingly acute tinnitus, he would temporarily step down as regular Saturday night host of Coast to Coast AM, being replaced by John B. Wells: effective January 2012, Punnett would host the show one Sunday per month. In July 2013, Punnett ended his radio hosting career in order to begin studies for a doctoral degree. After receiving his Ph.D. in 2017, he returned as an occasional guest host of Coast to Coast AM in 2018 and became a faculty member and chief operator of the campus radio station at Kansas State University.

“In honor of a life well lived, we share with sadness and grief that our Chief Operator Dr. Ian Punnett passed away early this morning. After fighting an illness for the last few months Ian passed peacefully surrounded by his wife and son. Words cannot capture the essence of Ian’s accomplishments and leadership capabilities. He was a one of a kind professor, author and broadcaster that brought the best out in his students,” Wildcat 91.9 said in a social media post.

He leaves behind his wife Margery and two sons.

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