MARYSVILLE, Ohio - Richard Kutan, the long-time Valley disc jockey and radio personality known as Johnny Kay, has died.

Kutan was 88. He passed away in Marysville, Ohio on December 5th.

His Youngstown radio career began in 1961 at WHOT, and Kutan became the program director at AM 1390 WFMJ in 1980 until his retirement in 1987.

He continued working at local radio stations until he moved to Marysville in 2012.