Joe Colborn, known to generations of Chicago radio listeners as Joe “JoBo” Bohannon, has passed away.

Officers responded to his home in Freeport, Illinois, on November 24. The Stephenson County Coroner’s Office confirmed to WGN News that Colborn died at the age of 70, but did not provide a cause of death.

“I only got the news from his family when I got home from work today, Colborn’s longtime Eddie & JoBo cohost, Eddie Volkman, told WGN as the news of Colborn’s death broke last week.

“I am devastated and an emotional wreck,” Volkman added. “They are investigating and will have more to tell us tomorrow. Heaven gained a golden voice today.”

According to CBS News, Colborn grew up in Ottawa, Illinois. Before joining Chicago’s B96 (WBBM-FM) in 1984, he worked at several other stations, incl

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