R.I.P.: Iowa Broadcaster Paul Michaels Dies At 65

Paul Michaels

Cedar Valley airwaves lost an icon this week with the passing of broadcaster Paul Michaels, who was found dead at home Monday.

Michaels' real name was David Eggleston, according to wcfcourier.com.  He was 65. The preliminary cause of death was natural causes

His death leaves a hole in the airwaves and the hallways of the Woodward Radio Group, home to KFMW, KOKZ, KWLO and KXEL in Waterloo, said Dennis Lowe, KXEL operations and news manager.

Michaels, a Waterloonative, worked in multiple capacities since 1981 when he joined KWLO --- originally KWWL-AM --- and KFMW. Michaels was the morning D.J. at KOKZ from 1996 through the spring of this year when he moved to KXEL 1540 AM, Waterloo, Iowa.

"He was very outgoing, gregarious," Lowe said. "People liked being around him. He had a passion for radio, and it was contagious."

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