Judy Jarvis, radio talk show host, 54

[Fata Morgana]

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -

Judy Jarvis, who battled lung cancer for 18 months while continuing
as host of her nationally syndicated radio talk show, died Tuesday. She was 54.

``The Judy Jarvis Show'' airs three hours a day on more than 50 stations nationwide. Her
son Jason served as executive producer and co-host.

Judy Jarvis had been a nationally syndicated radio host since 1993. She formerly was a
reporter for Time Magazine and The Boston Globe.

A frequent contributor to Op-Ed pages of newspapers throughout the country, Jarvis also
appeared as a pundit on CNN, NBC and C-SPAN.

Jarvis, the self-described ``feisty, independent-minded broad,'' had been ill since
October 1998, when was diagnosed with a particularly virulent strain of lung cancer that
quickly spread through her body, forcing the amputation of her left leg last March. Jarvis
was a nonsmoker.

She took a medical break from her Farmington-based show and Jason filled in on the air.
When she returned, he became her co-host.

The radio show made Jarvis a broadcaster of national renown. ``Talkers,'' an industry
trade magazine, named Jarvis one of the most influential people in talk for five straight
years.

She is survived by her son Jason.

Cheers,

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