Steve Cannon

Steve (Bernard) Cannon (1927 – 2009) was an American radio personality who spent the bulk of his career hosting a drive time talk show in Minneapolis, Minnesota from 3pm-6pm and 3pm-7pm. He hosted the "Cannon Mess" on WCCO Radio - 830 AM Cannon had a regular cast of voiced characters known as his "Lil Cannons" that included Ma Linger, Backlash Larue and Morgan Mundane, through which he provided comedic relief as well as commentary on the topics o... more

Steve (Bernard) Cannon (1927 – 2009) was an American radio personality who spent the bulk of his career hosting a drive time talk show in Minneapolis, Minnesota from 3pm-6pm and 3pm-7pm. He hosted the "Cannon Mess" on WCCO Radio - 830 AM Cannon had a regular cast of voiced characters known as his "Lil Cannons" that included Ma Linger, Backlash Larue and Morgan Mundane, through which he provided comedic relief as well as commentary on the topics of the day. Cannon often went against what he called "the crack management staff at CCO". He spent 26 years on the Radio at WCCO, before he retired in 1997. He was made a member of the Pavek Museum of Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2002. Steve Cannon died, aged 81, on April 6, 2009, from cancer. less