Former coworker remembers Dinah Powers after Houston radio personality loses cancer battle
HOUSTON โ Dinah Powers exploded across Houstonโs airwaves when she won a competition to co-host the Rod Ryan Show on The Buzz in 2012. However, Powers was much more than a radio personality in Houston. This summer, Powers was diagnosed with uterine cancer, Rockface said. Powers fought cancer and there were glimmers of hope, but she passed away after cancer reached her lungs. Whether she was making you smile through the radio or helping with charities, Powers was here for Houston.
Houston radio personality Dinah Powers dies
HOUSTON โ Dinah Powers, the former co-host of a Houston morning-drive radio show, has died after battling cancer. Rod Ryan, of โThe Rod Ryan Showโ on KTBZ-FM, announced her death Thursday with a touching post on the radio stationโs website. https://t.co/nFNrMx7at7 pic.twitter.com/jcaE4ZQBal โ Rod Ryan Show (@rodryanshow) November 19, 2020Powers had been diagnosed with stage four uterine cancer that had spread to her lungs. Powers appeared on KPRC 2โฒs Houston Life show several times alongside host Derrick Shore. โWe truly loved every time she would come see us at Houston Life and we hope she knows just how much we miss her already.โShore shared this video on his Facebook page in September upon learning of Powersโ cancer diagnosis.
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