# Hy Lit dead at 73 years of age

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hy-lit-dead-at-73-years-of-age/427017>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 19, 2007, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hy-lit-dead-at-73-years-of-age/427017 "2007-11-19T06:27:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hy-lit-dead-at-73-years-of-age/427017/1 "2007-11-19T06:27:58Z")

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Boomers from the Philly area lost [a familiar radio voice from their youth](http://www.philly.com/inquirer/breaking/news_breaking/20071117_Hy_Lit_dead_at_73.html) yesterday.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hy-lit-dead-at-73-years-of-age/427017/2 "2007-11-19T12:07:12Z")

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Wow.

There’s a name I haven’t thought of in 30 years (unlike \*some \* aging '60s DJs, who refuse to go gentle into that good night).

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**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hy-lit-dead-at-73-years-of-age/427017/3 "2007-11-19T17:30:46Z")

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I’m curious about the “bizarre complications” after a knee injury. The obit makes it sound like Paoli Hosptial killed him.