NAFB Member Dies Tragically in Auto Accident

Kelly Marshall

Gary DiGiuseppeLong-time member of the National Association of Farm Broadcasters, Gary DiGiuseppe, died as a result of an automobile accident last week.  Mr. DiGiuseppe was on his way to work at KARN Radio when the accident occurred.

Gary had been a broadcaster for more than 40 years, spending time at Michigan Farm Raido Network, Brownfield Network, KWMT Radio and the Arkansas Radio Network.  He was currently serving as the morning newscaster for ‘First News with Kevin Miller” on KARN and providing daily newscasts for The Arkansas Radio Network.  He also did freelance work and his pieces were featured in several publications.

NAFB will remember Gary as an involved member, serving on multiple committees, editor of Chats, and resolutions chair.

His obituary is as follows:

Gary John DiGiuseppe, Little Rock, AR and St. Clair Shores, MI. Loving husband of Mary (Handy-Wild). Dearest father of Annie Marie and the late Andrew; step-father of James Wild. Dearest son of Leonard and Virginia DiGiuseppe. Brother of Carol DiGiuseppe-Zuniga (Dr. Jorge) and the late Joseph. Nephew of John DiGiuseppe Sr. (Joanne), Frances Chiesa (Russell), and the late Leonard Tagliavia (Gayle).

Gary attended Roeper City and Country School, De La Salle Collegiate, University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University before starting his career in journalism and radio. Gary was a deeply private man who spoke few words, expressed a tremendous writing talent, was an accomplished musician and gained national respect and recognition as a broadcaster and journalist. He loved his family, his work and held firm to important principles, never wavering. He will be missed.

Visitation Sunday, June 5, 2016, 4:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. at the Charles Verheydan Funeral Home, 16300 Mack Ave., Grosse Pointe Park, MI. Funeral Mass Monday, June 6, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. with in state at 9:00 a.m. at St. Lucy Catholic Church, 23401 Jefferson, St. Clair Shores, MI.

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