Dave Maynard, a Boston radio and television personality for nearly five decades, has died. He was 82.
Maynard's death was announced Thursday by WBZ-TV and WBZ-AM radio, where he hosted long-running programs. WBZ-AM aired an interview with Maynard's son, Mike, who said his father died in Citrus Hills, Fla., after a long battle with Parkinson's disease.
Maynard hosted an amateur talent show on WBZ-TV for 21 years beginning in 1965. He began hosting WBZ-AM's morning show in 1980. Maynard also originated the station's "Phantom Gourmet" show, and wrote three cookbooks. He retired in 1991.
Maynard was inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2009.
The Larchmont, N.Y., native had degrees from Emerson College and Boston University, where he taught 17 years.
He is survived by his wife, six children and nine grandchildren.
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