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Newswatch Engineer Jeff Goode Dies
Jeff Goode died in February due to complications of Huntington’s Disease. He was 64.
He is remembered as a “brilliant” engineer who worked for companies like Susquehanna Radio and Price Communications, including stations like WOWO and WFMS. Colleagues said he had a native talent for technical matters and influenced the careers of many engineers and air personalities.
Jack Didier, director of engineering at Federated Media, knew Goode since they were in their teens in Indiana.
“If ever there was an individual who transmitted the Butterfly Effect to the world of radio without knowing it, it was Jeff Goode,” he said.
People whose careers Goode influenced include engineers David C. Smith, Matt Kyle, Dan Mettler, Jeff Littlejohn, Kent Kramer, Mogan David, Ed Didier, Burly Stapley and Greg Trobridge, as well as numerous air talent.
He started learning engineering from Bill Ryan and Steve Hnat (later of Hnat Hindes). Didier and Goode started Broadcast Circuit Systems in 1983, building mic processors and doing contract work.
Max Turner worked with Goode for years at Susquehanna Radio, where Turner was a regional engineering manager and where Goode rose to become a chief. He called Goode “brilliant beyond belief.”
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