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| date_of_birth =[[December 6]], [[1939]]
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| date_of_death =January 16, 2016 (Lung Cancer)
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| occupation =Radio talk show host
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'''Luke McCoy''' is the moniker of '''Luther Ralton Eason''' (b. [[1939]]), a talk show host for the [[WCOA]] radio station. He hosts hosted the "[[Pensacola Speaks]]" call-in show as well as the morning news program with [[Don Parker]]. He is married to [[Katherine Ann Felton-McCoy]], an account executive with [[Cumulus Broadcasting]], WCOA's parent company.
McCoy served in the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division and with the Marine Corps in Vietnam, where he was wounded in action.<ref>[http://wcoapensacola.com/default.asp?pid=4444 WCOA Air Personalities]</ref> He and callers frequently exchange the Marines greeting, "Semper Fi."
Known for his outspoken conservative views, McCoy describes described himself as "the common man's intellectual." In [[2006]], he founded the organization [[WASPO]] in opposition to illegal immigration. He strongly opposed the [[Community Maritime Park]] project. He has also urged his listeners to use the phrase "Merry Christmas with extra Jesus" during the holiday season, as a reaction to the so-called "[[Wikipedia:Christmas controversy|War on Christmas]]".
On [[May 18]], [[2007]] McCoy stepped down as host of the "Pensacola Speaks" program. He offered no explanation for his departure except to say, "I've made some powerful enemies, and I thought it best for the station and all concerned that I step aside."<ref>"Luke McCoy signing off." ''Pensacola News Journal'', May 18, 2007.</ref> He returned (again without explanation) when the show resumed on [[June 11]]. In late [[2008]] he said he wanted to retire from radio, effective [[December 19]]. After his retirement, he relocated to South Carolina. Died from lung cancer January 16, 2016.
==Other images==
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Image:McCoyWASPOshirt.jpg|McCoy at a [[WASPO]] "swarm" with a shirt that reads "Speak English Dammit!"
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