INDIANAPOLIS — A well-known Indianapolis radio personality has died.
DJ Jerry Wade, known as "The Loverman" on WTLC, died Monday.
"Caller on Line 5, we're remembering Jerry, who is this?" asked one of the DJs at WTLC as people called the radio station.
Listeners called into 106.7 on Monday to remember Wade, the longtime DJ and host of "The Quiet Storm."
"He gave to my boys when they were 11 and 12, they said, 'Jerry, how do you get all the girls?' And Jerry said, 'Man, just look them in they eye and be confident,'" recalled one caller.
Wade's reach went far beyond girl advice and his regular spot on WTLC from 7 p.m. to midnight. He was also very active throughout the Circle City, even creating a weekly dance party at Quality Life Care Center.
"Just because you're getting older doesn't mean you can't get out and have some fun, and this is kind of what it's all about," Wade said in a 2021 interview with Emily Longnecker.
Amp Harris said he's known Wade for over 30 years — not only as " The Loverman," but also as the love doctor that very few knew about.
"He had his business cards, and he was the relationship guru. I cannot think of the name of it, but when I found out it was his business card and he told me, I said, 'Only Jerry would do something like this.' He was literally counseling people on relationships," chuckled Harris as he thought back on the memory.
But whether you knew him as "The Loverman" or just as Jerry, he was a friend to all those he touched.
"Whenever I would see him, I would instantly start laughing because he would give me this weird, big handshake, 'Oh, Amp Harris,' and so if anyone knows Jerry, knows exactly what I'm talking about because he was a quirky dude, but you knew who he was," Harris said.
In a post announcing Wade's death, WTLC said he "is undoubtedly, one of the most recognizable, faces and voices in Indianapolis in Indianapolis media."
He hosted "The Quiet Storm with The Loverman Jerry Wade" for more than 40 years.
"We send our sincerest and deepest condolences to his family, friends, listeners and anyone who ever smiled because of Jerry," the radio station announced.
There is no information at this time about plans to honor Wade's life.