James A. Reitz

James was a graduate of James A. Green High School in Dolgeville, NY, class of 1970 and received a certificate in Radio Communications from Global Communications Academy in Hartford, CT.

“JR” spent 50 years in the radio industry and was a legendary local Radio Personality and Program Director for Fun 107 in Fairhaven for almost 20 years. He spent the early part of his career on WTLB-AM when the station was one of the big Top-40 stations in Utica. He later helped launch Rock 107 at 107.3-FM in Washington Mills in the early 1980’s when he served as Program Director and Afternoon Drive host on the FM TOP-40 station. In 2013, J.R. retired as Program Director and Morning Show Host on Fun 107 and later returned to New Bedford earlier in 2018 as an afternoon anchor on WBSM. He had just started hosting a new morning show on WPLM in Plymouth before his passing. His voice will be missed by many.

Survivors include a brother, John Reitz and his wife Mary of Ilion, NY; a sister Dianna Marsden and her husband Paul of Fredericksburg, VA, a niece, Colleen Reitz of New Hartford, NY; a nephew Daryl Scott Christensen and his wife Elaine of West Palm Beach, FL; several cousins and many friends and faithful listeners.

Our family would like to thank everyone for all the compassion and support shown to us at this difficult time.

There will be a Memorial service in upstate NY in early spring along with burial in his hometown of Dolgeville, NY. Arrangements are in the care of ROCK FUNERAL HOME in New Bedford, MA.