One of the GREAT radio personalities in Evansville’s rich history has signed off for the last time.
Rodney Metcalf….aka RRR….The Real Rodney Russell…..passed quietly in his sleep last night after a lengthy battle with cancer.
RRR’s voice was legendary, dating back to the 60’s-70’s heyday of WROZ and WJPS. His personality extended to a long run spinnin’ the hits at the old Sheraton’s Rock n Roll Heaven, The Ramada’s huge New Year’s Eve Extravaganzas and the one-of-kind BeBops in Terre Haute.
He had a shtick that appealed to every demographic and a humble everyman nature that made his Master of Ceremony skills sought after by the biggest spotlights in Evansville for several decades.
He was an icon of all that made radio the powerful medium that it was in his day.
“If you believe in forever
Then life is just a one-night stand
If there’s a rock n’ roll heaven
Well you know they’ve got a hell of a… DJ in RRR.” (I can picture St. Peter asking for an “autograph”
Eternal rest grant unto our brother, Rodney O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him.
