Renda Broadcasting AC 96.1 WEJZ Jacksonville FL morning host of the past 34 years Arthur Crofton has passed away at the age of 72.
Crofton has hosted mornings at WEJZ since August 1990 and has been teamed with Yvonne Velasquez since 2010. A native of Birmingham, England, Crofton began his career as a mail clerk for CBS News. After attending the University of Alabama, he began his career in Tulsa. He would first arrive in Jacksonville in 1978 spending six months in middays at AC “Sunny 60” 600 WSNY. He returned to Jacksonville in 1981 to host mornings at “97 Wave” 96.9 WAIV until 1985. After a stint in mornings at 97.1 WASH-FM, he would return to WAIV and then spent time at then 600 WOKV follow its flip to Talk in 1989 before joining WEJZ.
The station released a brief statement, “It is with an extremely heavy heart that we announce that Arthur Crofton has passed away. To say that he will be missed is a huge understatement. Arthur has been hosting mornings on WEJZ for over 30 years. He entertained and informed millions of North Floridians and he loved every minute of it. Please keep his family in your prayers.”
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