R.I.P.: Baltimore Radio Personality Sir Johnny O

Sir Johnny O

Sir Johnny O was one of the legendary voices at Baltimore's WWIN radio passed away from respirator illness Tuesday in Baltimore.

He was 70, according to DCRTV.

Sir Johnny O’s real name was Johnathan Compton and he scored a very unique distinction when he landed his first on-air position (at the age of 19!) on 1600 WWRL-AM in New Yorkin 1962.

A year later, Compton moved to WDAS in Philadelphia. In 1964, Johnny landed at  WWIN 1400 AM to assume the 1 to 6 AM shift. He stayed for 20 years.

In later years, Johnny handled fill-in shifts at WEBB and WITH and also dabbled a bit with internet radio. He created the wildly popular 'Turnpike Jazz' show which aired on WWIN as a part of the all-night show.

Johnny mentored a number of up-and-coming jocks into Baltimore radio back in the day, including J.B. Brown, Sam Beasley, Guy Broady and Curtis Anderson.

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