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'''C. C. Courtney''' (1939-June 17, 2025) was a [[radio]] personality for WNOE, a 50,000-watt station in [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], owned by former [[Governor]] [[James A. Noe]]. He was also an award-winning playwright, and [[actor]],<ref name=radioshrine>New Orleans Radio Shrine: Tribute - C. C. Courtney, accessed August 23, 2025.</ref> He died of cancer on June 17, 2025 in Asheville, [[North Carolina]], where he had spent his later years. He was eighty-five.<ref name=obit>C.C. Courtney Obituary | 1939 - 2025 | The Times-Picayune, accessed August 20, 2025.</ref>
'''C. C. Courtney''' (1939-June 17, 2025) was a [[radio]] personality for WNOE, a 50,000-watt station in [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], owned by former [[Governor]] [[James A. Noe]]. He was also an award-winning playwright, and [[actor]],<ref name=radioshrine>New Orleans Radio Shrine: Tribute - C. C. Courtney, accessed August 23, 2025.</ref> He died of cancer at the age of eighty-five in Asheville, [[North Carolina]], where he had spent his later years.<ref name=obit>C.C. Courtney Obituary | 1939 - 2025 | The Times-Picayune, accessed August 20, 2025.</ref>
Born in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], Louisiana, C. C. (what his initials stood for is unknown) had charisma, a rich voice and wit He was widely called the "Duke of the Dial in Dixie.<ref name=radioshrine/> A popular performer, he was also in demand as a master of ceremonies for local and touring acts of the day, including Professor Longhair, Dr. John, Jerry Lee Lewis, and [[The Beatles]]. His fans often gathered to chase him through the streets of New Orleans at the conclusion of his broadcasts.<ref name=obit/>
Born in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], Louisiana, C. C. (what his initials stood for is unknown) had charisma, a rich voice and wit He was widely called the "Duke of the Dial in Dixie.<ref name=radioshrine/> A popular performer, he was also in demand as a master of ceremonies for local and touring acts of the day, including Professor Longhair, Dr. John, Jerry Lee Lewis, and [[The Beatles]]. His fans often gathered to chase him through the streets of New Orleans at the conclusion of his broadcasts.<ref name=obit/>