Sad news coming in from Case Western Reserve University’s campus radio station WRUW.
91.1 officials have confirmed that one of the station’s longtime DJs passed away this week. Stella Magee (real name Stella Salamone), one half of the political-punk cocktail Domestic Decay, died unexpectedly on October 27th. No word yet on the cause. She was 44.
Along with husband and partner in crime A.P. (real name Mike Salamone), Stella made a name for herself with a number of shows on WRUW that blended aggressive musical stylings with political commentary from far right field. The pair’s latest show, Domestic Decay, was featured on Wednesday nights from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
This article appears in Oct 27 – Nov 2, 2010.
Thank you for the fine look at our dear friend Stella. But you have a factual error – there have, sadly, been THREE deaths, not two, among WRUW’s old-guard this fall. Cuzin’ Dave Wilson and Stella, as you mentioned, and also long-time programmer Martin Drabik, who died just a few weeks ago after a long illness. This is a hard time for WRUW and its listeners. Much love and support to that station and the bereaved families and friends of all the DJs they’ve lost.
Not much a fan of Scene, but thank you very much for your respect to Stella in this article.
Not much of a Scene fan, but thank you very much for the respect for Stella in your article.