Tony Boler, co-host of the Saturday-morning “Memory Lane” and the weeknight “Quiet Storm” soul and R&B shows on WDKX-FM (103.9), died Monday morning in his sleep. He was 63.
Mr. Boler, who had worked at WDKX since 1991, grew up in North Carolina and studied biology at Fayetteville State University. In addition to his work at WDKX, in the past he had worked as a technician at Xerox.
Mr. Boler was also the DJ at “Old-School Tuesday” at Ray Ray’s Bar & Grill on Clifford Avenue.
“He was like a brother to me,” said local saxophonist Jimmie Highsmith, Jr., who on Monday morning was summoned to Boler’s home by Boler’s co-host on “Memory Lane,” Andre Marcel, program director at WDKX.
“I never heard him say a bad thing about anyone, and I never heard anyone say a bad thing about him in the 20 years I knew him,” Highsmith said. “He was a consummate gentleman. He loved sports and he loved music. He was a walking music encyclopedia.”
"Between songs on Saturdays, he and co-host Andre Marcel dispensed words of wisdom and old-school advice with a tag-team banter that was both enjoyable and educational," Mayor Lovely Warren said in a statement; Boler was the DJ at her wedding. "In this way, “Uncle Tony” carried himself as a valuable role model for many young men in our community."
Boler is survived by his wife, Jerri Lynn, a son Rashaad and daughter Ashlynn.
At the station, Mr. Boler was known as "The Weekend Roller, Tony Boler." Highsmith said a musical tribute to Boler was already being discussed.
Mr. Boler, who had worked at WDKX since 1991, grew up in North Carolina and studied biology at Fayetteville State University. In addition to his work at WDKX, in the past he had worked as a technician at Xerox.
Mr. Boler was also the DJ at “Old-School Tuesday” at Ray Ray’s Bar & Grill on Clifford Avenue.
“He was like a brother to me,” said local saxophonist Jimmie Highsmith, Jr., who on Monday morning was summoned to Boler’s home by Boler’s co-host on “Memory Lane,” Andre Marcel, program director at WDKX.
“I never heard him say a bad thing about anyone, and I never heard anyone say a bad thing about him in the 20 years I knew him,” Highsmith said. “He was a consummate gentleman. He loved sports and he loved music. He was a walking music encyclopedia.”
"Between songs on Saturdays, he and co-host Andre Marcel dispensed words of wisdom and old-school advice with a tag-team banter that was both enjoyable and educational," Mayor Lovely Warren said in a statement; Boler was the DJ at her wedding. "In this way, “Uncle Tony” carried himself as a valuable role model for many young men in our community."
Boler is survived by his wife, Jerri Lynn, a son Rashaad and daughter Ashlynn.
At the station, Mr. Boler was known as "The Weekend Roller, Tony Boler." Highsmith said a musical tribute to Boler was already being discussed.
Tony Boler, co-host of the Saturday-morning “Memory Lane” and the weeknight “Quiet Storm” soul and R&B shows on WDKX-FM (103.9), died Monday morning in his sleep. He was 63.
Mr. Boler, who had worked at WDKX since 1991, grew up in North Carolina and studied biology at Fayetteville State University. In addition to his work at WDKX, in the past he had worked as a technician at Xerox.
Mr. Boler was also the DJ at “Old-School Tuesday” at Ray Ray’s Bar & Grill on Clifford Avenue.
“He was like a brother to me,” said local saxophonist Jimmie Highsmith, Jr., who on Monday morning was summoned to Boler’s home by Boler’s co-host on “Memory Lane,” Andre Marcel, program director at WDKX.
“I never heard him say a bad thing about anyone, and I never heard anyone say a bad thing about him in the 20 years I knew him,” Highsmith said. “He was a consummate gentleman. He loved sports and he loved music. He was a walking music encyclopedia.”
"Between songs on Saturdays, he and co-host Andre Marcel dispensed words of wisdom and old-school advice with a tag-team banter that was both enjoyable and educational," Mayor Lovely Warren said in a statement; Boler was the DJ at her wedding. "In this way, “Uncle Tony” carried himself as a valuable role model for many young men in our community."
Boler is survived by his wife, Jerri Lynn, a son Rashaad and daughter Ashlynn.
At the station, Mr. Boler was known as "The Weekend Roller, Tony Boler." Highsmith said a musical tribute to Boler was already being discussed.
Mr. Boler, who had worked at WDKX since 1991, grew up in North Carolina and studied biology at Fayetteville State University. In addition to his work at WDKX, in the past he had worked as a technician at Xerox.
Mr. Boler was also the DJ at “Old-School Tuesday” at Ray Ray’s Bar & Grill on Clifford Avenue.
“He was like a brother to me,” said local saxophonist Jimmie Highsmith, Jr., who on Monday morning was summoned to Boler’s home by Boler’s co-host on “Memory Lane,” Andre Marcel, program director at WDKX.
“I never heard him say a bad thing about anyone, and I never heard anyone say a bad thing about him in the 20 years I knew him,” Highsmith said. “He was a consummate gentleman. He loved sports and he loved music. He was a walking music encyclopedia.”
"Between songs on Saturdays, he and co-host Andre Marcel dispensed words of wisdom and old-school advice with a tag-team banter that was both enjoyable and educational," Mayor Lovely Warren said in a statement; Boler was the DJ at her wedding. "In this way, “Uncle Tony” carried himself as a valuable role model for many young men in our community."
Boler is survived by his wife, Jerri Lynn, a son Rashaad and daughter Ashlynn.
At the station, Mr. Boler was known as "The Weekend Roller, Tony Boler." Highsmith said a musical tribute to Boler was already being discussed.
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