John MacAlarney

John MacAlarney (1930 – January 9, 2016) was an American radio and television personality. He began his career at WKOK radio in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, in 1957 before moving to work at WGAL in Lancaster that same year as a news anchor for 23 years and then joined Christian radio in 1980 as a news director at WDAC radio until his retirement in 1991.^[1]

MacAlarney died in 2016 at age 85 at Landis Homes. His wife Diann Corwin (whom he had been married to since 1949) preceded him in death in 2007. He was also preceded in death by his three sisters: Winifred, Audrey, and Judy, the latter of whom died in 2025. He is survived by his two daughters: Candyce and Susan, a son: John II, four grandchildren and sister Berniece.^[2]

While viewers may not have known a lot about him or watched him on TV or listening to him on the radio, he would always be remembered for his 23 years at WGAL when he was part of the Golden Age crew.