Published: March 31, 2009 12:18 pm            

Former Outlook staff member, radio personality Jerry Gibson dies

Monticello — Jerry Gibson, a former Outlook staff member and local radio

personality, died on Wednes-day, March 25 at his home in Russell County. He

was 57.

Gibson was an on-air radio personality for WFLW and WKYM for many years.

He helped found The Reporter, a weekly newspaper that competed with The

Outlook in the 1970s.

Gibson later worked for The Outlook and also helped found Pulaski Week.

In recent years, Gibson, along with his friend David Davenport, founded

the lakecumberland.com website, which provided information about the lake.

He was also the man behind the keyboard at wildcatsradio. com.

Gibson's death was noted on the Kentucky Press Association's website

late last week. Gibson was well-known by publishers and editors across the

state, since he had helped bring Kentucky newspapers into the age of

technology. The KPA article notes that at one time Gibson was assisting

about half the state's newspapers with installing and maintaining computer

systems.

"Gibson remained the go-to-guy at the Times-Journal and Russell County

News for computer and internet related issues right up to the day of his

death," noted the KPA article.

Gibson was apparently found in his home, after a friend was unable to

reach him and became concerned.

Gibson is survived by his mother, Edith Gibson, and his brother, Ralph

Gibson.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, March 28 at the Marvin S. Hicks

Funeral Home. Burial was in the Elk Spring Cemetery.

        

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