GoErie: Kanzius dead at 64

February 18th, 2009 joel

Longtime Erie broadcaster and promising cancer-killing device inventor John Kanzius has died in a Florida hospital, according to reports from GoErie.com. He was 64.

John KanziusKanzius was General Manager of WJET-TV while that station was owned by Jet Broadcasting Co. His background was as a broadcast engineer, which would later spark his ingenuity as he came up with the design of his radio-wave cancer treatment.

Erie and regional media reaction has been swift:

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One Response to “GoErie: Kanzius dead at 64”

  1. Jeff Natalie says:
    February 19, 2009 at 6:12 AM

    So sad to hear. I hoped that he would would see his invention come to fruition.

    We’re blessed to have had Mr. Kanzius as a part of our community.

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