Ted Randall, WB8PUM, host and founder of the QSO Radio Show heard on shortwave stations WTWW and WRMI passed away on Sunday, May 11th after a long illness. Born Ted Randall Klimkowski in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, Ted graduated from Robichaud High School in 1969. Ted was a broadcast engineer in Detroit and, later, Nashville. His sons, David and Matt, are also engineers.
Ted was known for his deep voice and velvety delivery on the QSO Radio Show. If it was of interest to amateurs, Ted covered it. He also covered the paranormal. He said "if it flies over your head and can't be identified or goes bump in the night, we talk about it." He did several live shows from just outside the gates of Area 51 in Nevada.
Ted was a huge supporter of the Amateur Radio Newsline Bill Pasternak WA6ITF Young Ham of the Year award. During his live broadcasts from the Huntsville Hamfest, the QSO Radio Show was usually the first stop after the presentation for a sit down on air with Ted. He also did live broadcasts from the Dayton Hamvention.
For several years, the Ham Nation television audio was simulcast by Ted on WTWW.
He is survived by his wife Holly and two sons. Fittingly, he was 73 years of age.