In Memoriam: Mike Steele (Vrable)
July 3, 2018Shockwaves hit the iHeart stations for the second time this year as they learned of the death of Mike Steele (Vrable) the evening of July 2. No cause has been revealed.
Steele was a part-timer on WDVE (102.5), a fill-in on WWSW (94.5) and a producer for Penguins games on WXDX (105.9). He was at “The Force” WWKS (106.7 Beaver Falls) and was present when Secret Communications bought it and converted it to WXDX in 1996… (and then swapped 106.7 for 105.9 in a $14 million deal with Sheridan Broadcasting.) Steele continued to work for the evolving conglomerate until he moved to Austin, Texas to work at KLBJ. He returned to Pittsburgh and DVE in 2011.
Steele’s death comes after the unexpected death of co-worker Digby Reynolds in early May.
