We have some sad news to report. The matriarch of WNIR, Ginny Klaus, passed away Sunday at the age of 95. Ginny was the wife of the late Richard Klaus, founder of WNIR radio. For 33 years, from 1975 to 2008, she was WNIR’s Community Affairs Director and worked to bring community issues and concerns to the public through our news and talk programming. In addition, she worked with numerous community organizations, assisting in fund raising activities and publicizing services available to residents in Akron, Canton , and Northeast Ohio. She is survived by our owners Bill and Bob Klaus, her daughter Sue Sternberg, 8 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.