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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Radio Station Owner Had Gift of Mimicry
Journal Staff Report
Anthony Gonzales, one of the longtime voices of Santa Fe's KSWV-AM — “Que Suave” — radio station, has died.
Gonzales, 51, had battled cancer for years. He died Friday.
“He really cared about informing the community,” said Carla Aragon, the former KOB-TV news anchorwoman and Gonzales' cousin.
Gonzales was part-owner, jack-of-all-trades and general manager at KSWV, the family-owned bilingual station whose combination of public service and local tradition last year won it a Mayor's Award for Excellence in Cultural and Historic Preservation.
“He just did it all,” Aragon said. “He really had a passion for it.”
“That was his lifeblood, since he was a little boy,” Aragon said.
She said Gonzales was a creative genius known for his jokes and ability to mimic voices.
“He was a great radio guy,” said his brother, Javier Gonzales.
Gonzales also had a career in state government. He served as the spokesman for the state Department of Transportation and also worked for the state Board of Cosmetology and the state Labor Department, now the Department of Workforce Solutions, according to Aragon.
Gonzales' funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 30 at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis.
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