Friends, former colleagues, and fans of KCCK personality Mark Yother gathered to say goodbye at a memorial on April 23.
Held at Tommy’s Restaurant in Cedar Rapids, Mark’s daily lunch haunt for decades, friends and family told stories for more than two hours. We remembered a true original with laughter and a few tears.
Mark’s brother Larry and his wife Gail traveled from their home in Connecticut to attend.
 Larry Yother reminisces about his “little” brother |
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In addition to his KCCK family, friends from Mark’s former job at KCRG Television reminisced about his time there, including the time he was given whiskey on-air to demonstrate the Linn County Sheriff’s new breathalyzer, but no one thought to make sure he had a ride home! He ended up crashing into his carport. What is perhaps more amazing was he got KCRG to pay for the damage!
Larry remarked that his brother was a “mutterer,” making under-his-breath-comments while watching TV that were often funnier than the alleged comedy he was watching. Friends from KCRG and the Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale agreed that his sotto voce comments were nearly always the highlight of the day.
The scripts from all 5,270 of Mark’s “Got A Minute,” commentaries have been scanned. We’ll post them in the next few weeks.
KCCK General Manager Dennis Green announced that the Mark Yother Memorial Fund has topped $4,000. It’s our intention to use those funds to name the KCCK music library after Mark.
If you would like make a gift in Mark’s name, visit this link.