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Knorr Manager John
Carroll Dies at 84Even before the Keener years, there were visionaries who saw what could be and inspired others to dream. Such a man was John Carroll. In the days when WKMH was struggling to find it's niche in a crowded, aggressive field, John banged doors and built a sales team that managed to sell the toughest product, the intangible of airtime, to enough Detroit businesses to fund the station's evolution into what would become WKNR.
In our correspondence about the keener13.com site, he vividly remembered the
days when the station had studios atop the Gagnon Furniture store and the ad
agencies said, "nobody listens to that Dearborn station." Even then, he believed
that this underpowered facility had the potential for greatness.
John rose from account executive to sales manager, general manager and
ultimately vice president of Knorr Broadcasting. "Those WERE the thrilling days
of yesteryear," he once told me.
But once a broadcaster, always a broadcaster. After his Knorr tenure, John built a radio legend of his own, running four stations that covered eastern Michigan. One of his sons manages the Carroll Broadcasting portfolio today, and when John succumbed to an aneurism in June, he left a legacy of seven children and a wife of 57 years. Even after 84 wonderful years he will be sorely missed. In the words of Neil Diamond, "Done too soon.."