Ron St. Pierre Passes Away

     Former Palm Beach County radio program director Ron St. Pierre has passed away at the age of 69. He spent most of his broadcasting career in Rhode Island. 

     St. Pierre was the program director at 1290 WBZT-AM and 98.7 The Gator WKGR-FM in West Palm Beach from 1992 to 1997. He flipped WBZT to a talk/sports format in February 1992 and introduced the newly launched ESPN Radio to Palm Beach County. That radio station became an affiliate of several Miami sports teams during the 1990s.