October 30, 2002 – The Iowa City Press-Citizen announces the passing of KXIC Sports Editor Gene Claussen, age 81.
In 1948, Gene Claussen left his job at KMOX in St. Louis to return to Iowa City, where he became the major investor of a new day-time-only radio station – KXIC. A risky endeavor, at best, on June 6, 1948, KXIC-Radio – 800 on the radio dial broadcast its first program, and it’s been on-the-air ever since. While there have been numerous radio personalities who’ve worked at KXIC over the years, there’s one name that stand tall above all the others – Sports Editor Gene Claussen.
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