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Former Laser 558 DJ, Jonell, has died
DATELINE 15th December 2021
Former Laser 558 DJ Jonell has died
Jonell (Pernula) was a summer relief presenter on Laser 558 from July to September 1985.
She grew up in Minnetonka, Minnesota and graduated from the Brown Institute for Broadcasting in 1980. Jonell worked at KRSI/KFMX with Tommy Rivers who was instrumental in helping her join the Laser 558 team as a summer relief DJ.
Afer leavng Laser 558 Jonell returned Minneapolis, joining local station The Cities 97 (KTCZ 97.1). In early 1995, when Cities 97 fired many of its on air staff, Jonell found work for a few months as a bartender and a shop security officer.
in 1996 she joined a new station -
In November 2002 she was told she would lose her full-
Jonell died in December 2021.
(Additional information courtesy Pirate Radio Hall of Fame)
(Photo: Offshore Echos Magazine)
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