Longtime Bay Area TV anchor Jerry Graham died of an apparent heart attack Monday at his Santa Cruz home. He was 78.
Graham spent the bulk of his career at KRON where he anchored on weekends and was host of the popular show, "Bay Area Back Roads." He also had a stint at KPIX and was briefly the GM at the old KSAN Radio.
But it was Backroads that vaulted Graham into local celebrity status in the Bay Area. The show won numerous industry awards and was a favorite among viewers with its lavish video homage to various Bay Area locales.
Graham was well-liked and had an insatiable giggle and well-established personality. He is survived by a wife and has three children.
Graham would have turned 79 on Tuesday.
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So long pal.
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Are you really going to bitch about something Rich said or did on a post about the death of a well respected Bay Area journalist that has nothing to do with it? You have problems.
DeleteJason Collins is just an old player with nothing to loose. He's just increased his marketability. He should be ashamed.
ReplyDeletebut he knows the difference between "lose" and "loose".
DeleteNow, wait a minute. That's not fair. Maybe Collins really has something "to loose". Apparently, something was "to loose", like, his big mouth.
DeleteThat's too bad. RIP Jerry Graham. :-(
ReplyDeleteJerry Graham was the original host of Back Roads, and was he great! One day I was driving down Bayshore Blvd. in the City, & looked over in the car next to mine, and it was Jerry...He gave me a dirty look, but I guess people were always invading his privacy. Godspeed, & my deepest Condolences go out to the Family & Friends of Jerry Graham.
ReplyDeleteHe took a lot of flack for driving around in a Volkswagen Rabbit convertible . Sort of a girlie car. He must have thought another joke about his car was coming...
DeleteSo did Mac and Mutley take over after Jerry? Anyone want to give a little timeline. I remember both hosts but not the specifics.
DeleteVery sad, and my deepest condolences to his Family. His Backroads show was well shot and well written. He had no ego and he was not the center of his stories. A real gentleman.
ReplyDeleteI also remember his days as GM at KSAN and his one air shift per week- Monday, 10a-2p- great radio voice, always heard he was a really good man- RIP Jerry Graham...
ReplyDeleteVery sad news. Always enjoyed Jerry's pleasant presence and tone.
ReplyDeleteHis shows were always fun to watch. Back in the 1980's as a new transplant to the Bay Area, it was great to see the secret hideaways this area had to offer.
ReplyDeleteRIP.
Just a bummer:( very talented guy rip
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