R.I.P.: Iowa Radio Personality Mark Vos Was 58

Mark Vos

Legendary KRNA radio personality Mark N Vos died on Sunday May 12th, 2013, after a long battle with heart disease.

His life was claimed by cardiac arrest at the age of 58, according to the UIowa City Press-Citizen.

Mark spent 40 award winning years in the radio business with many different radio stations, including KRNA, Iowa City and KFMG Des Moines. Many remember him as one of “those guys in the morning.” He was dubbed the “best voice in Iowa radio.”

Mark had a passion for baseball. He played his first game at the age of 7 in Otley, Iowa in 1961. His little league team still remains the only little league team to win the championship in Pella, Iowa. Mark was a life-long St. Louis Cardinals fan. He has passed that loyalty on to his children. He also had a passion for music. He played bass guitar with bands Jif and the Choosey Mothers and Snakes in the Hay. He took great pride in a CD he recorded of his own music with Snakes in the Hay titled “Postcard from the 70’s.”

Vos can be heard on this aircheck from October 1988 when KRNA switched from 93.9 to 94.1 FM.