Joe McFarlin, Hosted Late Night Shows On WCCO, 78

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It was reported from Minnetoka, Minnesota, that Joe McFarlin, whose
late-night shows on WCCO radio featured big bands, swing and
traditional jazz for a quarter-century, died Saturday, February 14,
2004, after a long battle with melanoma, his wife said, at the age of
78.

McFarlin was as a nightly presence on 830 AM during the 1960s, '70s
and 80s, attracting a following across the country.

McFarlin retired from WCCO in 1992. Management and format changes had
reduced his broadcast to about two hours on the weekends and he was
forced to choose from a jazz-free play list.

He served as a U.S. Navy signalman during World War II and was
stationed in the Philippines and Pearl Harbor.

McFarlin began his radio career in 1947 at WREX in Duluth and worked
at several other stations before moving to the Twin Cities in 1961,
where he worked at KRSI before joining WCCO.