Former Centre County DJ passes

February 26, 2008 Off By Jason


Scott Fybush at NorthEast Radio Watch reports that Pat Kain died Thursday at Lancaster Regional Medical Center. He was just 35.

He was a former air talent in the State College area whose career included stints at WMAJ-FM (99.5) and “B-103” WBHV-FM (then 103.1), and as morning show host at “Quick” WQWK-FM (then 97.1).

Kain, who worked at WHFS-FM (105.7) in Baltimore before its unexpected switch in 2005 from progressive rock to FM talk, had also worked at WLAN-FM (96.9) in Lancaster as night DJ, music director and assistant program director.

Previously he was music director and PM drive host at KCNL, San Jose, Calif. A 1995 Penn State graduate, he returned to Pennsylvania to attend Widener University Law School.

According to the Lancaster Intelligencer-Journal, survivors include his wife, the former Stacy Nale; an infant daughter, Magdalena; his parents Vincent and Patricia Kain of Pelham, N.Y.; and two brothers.

Kain’s funeral is set for later today at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Lancaster, with interment to follow at the parish cemetery.