Longtime Audacy Hot AC “Y98” KYKY St. Louis personality Jennifer ‘Jen Myers’ Farmer passed away on Thursday, October 24 at the age of 49 after an eight year battle with Stage 4 breast cancer.
A native of the Buffalo NY suburb of Amherst, she began her career at CBS Radio Modern AC “Alice 92.9” WLCE Buffalo in 1998. Myers would then join Saga Hot AC “Star 102.5” KSTZ Des Moines as Music Director and midday host in November 1999 before returning to CBS in January 2002 to take on the Music Director and morning co-host role at KYKY. In March 2021, she was promoted to Assistant Program Director of KYKY and AC 102.5 KEZK, while moving from mornings to middays at “Y98“.
She would depart the station in April 2022 to focus on her health. At the time she wrote, “”My breast cancer metastasized to my lungs in 2018, advancing to Stage 4. I recently started a new chemo regimen that is not pretty I hope this treatment will help, but it is also not a cure for this disease. We are betting a lot right now on hope.”
In an Instagram post, Audacy St. Louis SVP/Market Manager Becky Domyan wrote, “We lost a beloved member of our radio family and community today. Jen was an absolute warrior, and used her time and energy to help others day in and day out; even if she wasn’t feeling her best. I am so honored that I was able to work with her, as her positive impact on so many was significant. She was continually selfless beyond measure, and was a shining bright light for anyone and everyone she came into contact with.”
She is survived by her husband, Ryan; children, Finn and Nora; her parents, in-laws and multiple nieces and nephews.
Smokey Rivers
Jen brought more than words can describe to the Y98 family and the St. Louis community. When she was contemplating making the move from Des Moines to St. Louis, after the material terms of the deal were negotiated, she put on her Columbo hat and said, “One more thing. You have to hire my man, Ryan.” We did.
Her beautiful family (Ryan, Finn and Nora) would appreciate any support the radio community can provide. I am posting the Farmer’s GoFundMe page here, again.
https://gofund.me/c9a03800
If you can help, please do.