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Francene Cucinello, WHAS-AM Radio Personality Dead at 43
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by Amy Judd | January 15, 2010 at 03:49 pm
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Francene Cucinello, the WHAS-AM morning radio personality is dead at the age of 43 from a brain aneurysm she suffered earlier this week.
Francene Cucinello suffered a heart attack on Monday and then an aneurysm on Wednesday. She died at 3:15pm today at Norton Hospital.
A memorial service for Francene Cucinello will be open to the public and will be held Monday at 10am at Southeast Christian Church at 920 Blankenbaker Parkway.
Instead of flowers, her family is asking for donations to be made to support aneurysm research at any BB&T Branch under 'Francene Fund'.
U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Ky., a regular guest on Cucinello’s show, released a statement Friday saying that the radio host was “driven by compassion for those around her.”
He went on to say:
The more time I spent with her, the more I respected her intellect and admired her generosity. I am devastated for the loss to this community and heartbroken for the loss of my friend. My thoughts and prayers are with her mother and all of her friends.”
Louisville Metro Mayor Jerry Abramson had this to say:
“While we didn’t always agree on the issues, Francene had a special way of spurring people to talk about subjects important to our community and our state,”
Jack Conway, the Kentucky attorney general said:
“She contributed greatly to the public discourse in Kentucky,” Conway said in the statement. “Her listeners were her cause, and I loved that passion. It was never a 9-to-12 radio job for her. … She carried her commitment with her at all times.”
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at 17:20 on January 17th, 2010
My thoughts and prayers go out to her family and friends. I have been a faithful listener for several years. She will be deeply missed by her radio followers. Especially this one. Mary Ann Dennis
at 18:30 on January 17th, 2010
Dear Folks in Louisville -- I live in Bloomington, IN and always tried to tune into Francene's show. She was terrific - articulate, well-informed and intelligent. Her show was better than anything we have around here.She was taken away from the world much too early and will be sorely missed .... Rest in Peace, Francene.