Southern California radio veteran SCOTT GREENE passed away this week at 55. LARadio.com reports. There has been no word on the cause of death for the veteran of KMNY, KDAY, KJLH, KXEZ/KYSR, KGFJ, KFI, KRLA and KFWB.

Scott started his radio career at WDGC/Downers Grove, IL when he was 14 years old. He moved to the L.A. area and earned a B.A. in Radio/TV/Film from Cal State University Northridge in 1981. After graduation, Scott worked in the Antelope Valley and was the overnight news anchor at “Money Radio,” KMNY, along with Metro Traffic. His show at KFI — described as “libberservatism (somewhere between hard-line conservatives and hard-end liberals) — lasted until he left the station in early 1998.

I met Scott in 1998 just prior to leaving radio and embarking on my career as a judge. For a little stretch he was known as the competition. I was on KABC 790 AM, and Scott was on KFI. We were rivals back then, yet there was a mutual respect between us. I could never match his strong, crisp baritone voice, so I just tried to be more energetic and lively. That still didn’t help. He was simply too good. Rest In Peace Scott. Job well done my friend. Bravo!

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