A 79-year-old Mims man died after being shot by Brevard County sheriff’s deputies during a well-being check. Sheriff Wayne Ivey says deputies had been speaking with the man for more than an hour when he allegedly pulled a handgun from beneath his leg and pointed it at them. Deputies opened fire after giving commands. No deputies were injured. The shooting remains under investigation.
A Brevard County sheriff’s agent responding to the deputy-involved shooting was killed in a separate wrong-way crash on Interstate 95 near Mims. 55-year-old Kevin Morris was heading to the scene when a 26-year-old woman driving south in the northbound lanes struck his vehicle head-on. Both vehicles caught fire, and both drivers died. The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating why the woman was traveling the wrong way.
Ed launched his radio career in 1975 and has spent more than five decades in the broadcasting industry. During that time, he has served in a wide range of roles including Air Personality, News Director, Sales Manager, Operations Manager, and General Manager at numerous radio stations in various markets across the country.
Beyond on-air and management responsibilities, Ed has also worked extensively on the technical side of broadcasting. His background includes RF engineering and information technology, with particular experience configuring digital automation systems and remote voice-tracking platforms used by stations across the country.
Ed was also among a select group of industry professionals invited by Google to its California headquarters following the company’s acquisition of Scott Studios. He was one of just 12 broadcasters nationwide chosen to participate in discussions and provide input during the design and rollout of Google’s digital broadcast automation platform.
Although the majority of Ed’s career—spanning roughly four decades—was rooted in music radio, he transitioned into news and information programming in 2012. He says the move into spoken-word broadcasting was a natural evolution after decades of experience in multiple areas of the industry.
