DOUG BANKS, CHICAGO RADIO AND TV PERSONALITY, DIES

CHICAGO --

Doug Banks, who was a radio host at several stations, including Chicago's V103 and WGCI, and appeared on ABC7's "190 North," has died. Banks was 57. Banks was a "190 North" contributor for over a decade. IN MEMORIAM: Celebrities and notable figures who have recently passed away Radio personality Doug Banks died on April 11, 2016. He was 57." src="http://cdn.abclocal.go.com/content/creativeContent/images/cms/1286132_630x354.jpg" style="margin: 4px 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; height: 351px; width: 624px; display: block; visibility: visible; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 400ms ease-in-out;">Ed Snider, founder and owner of the Philadelphia Flyers NHL team, died on April 11, 2016 after a battle with cancer. He was 83." src="http://cdn.abclocal.go.com/content/creativeContent/images/cms/1286133_630x354.jpg" style="margin: 4px 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; height: 351px; width: 624px; display: block;">Former New Orleans Saints defensive end and Super Bowl champ Will Smith was shot and killed April 9 following a car accident. He was 34." src="http://cdn.abclocal.go.com/content/creativeContent/images/cms/1285511_630x354.jpg" style="margin: 4px 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; height: 351px; width: 624px; display: block;">Country music legend Merle Haggard died, Wednesday, April6, 2016 at age 79." src="http://cdn.abclocal.go.com/content/creativeContent/images/cms/1279216_630x354.jpg" style="margin: 4px 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; height: 351px; width: 624px; display: block;">Joe Medicine Crow, the Native American historian who received a 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama, died April 3 at age 102." style="margin: 4px 0px 0px 124px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: none; height: 351px; display: block; width: 384px;">Oscar-winning actress Patty Duke died Tuesday, March 29, 2016. She was 69." style="margin: 4px 0px 0px 171px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: none; height: 351px; display: block; width: 289px;">Actor and comedian Garry Shandling, best known for his work on the 90s comedy series "The Larry Sanders Show," died Thursday, March 24, 2016. He was 66." style="margin: 4px 0px 0px 171px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: none; height: 351px; display: block; width: 289px;">Radio personality Doug Banks died on April 11, 2016. He was 57. (Frank Franklin II/AP) Banks hosted radio shows at stations in L.A., San Francisco, Las Vegas, Detroit and finally V103, his website says, before signing on to do a nationally syndicated show. His show airs on V103 from 2-6 p.m. on weekdays. Banks began his broadcasting career on his high school's radio station in Detroit, Michigan. He then moved on to the big time in Motor City radio. Leaving Detroit, Doug became a hit on stations in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Chicago had him from 1986 - 1994 both at WVAZ and WGCI. The ABC Radio Network offered Banks the opportunity to do a nationally syndicated show and Banks' reputation as a radio icon took off. He is a Philadelphia native but grew up in Detroit. Banks last appeared on "190 North" in the summer of 2014. Banks took a hiatus from his show over the winter, returning in February sounding optimistic for the future.