33 www.ReadMPM.com | www.MountPleasantMagazine.com | www.MountPleasantPodcast.com BY ZACH GIROUX Nobody Like Mike A cold day in December stole the final breath from one of Charleston’s most beloved radio personalities. Michael Edward Chambers, mic name Mike Edwards, was much more than the program director of Mix 95.9 WMXZ-FM, he was “the Guy.” The heartbreaking news of Edwards’ untimely death at 53, later ruled to be a heart attack, shocked the local airwaves. For many, Edwards was the first voice Charlestonians heard in the morning when they cranked the dial to his station. He was a friendly and familiar voice on your morning commute to work. To those who knew Edwards the best, he was “Just Plain Mike.” Edwards, who was born in Charleston, West Virginia, would ironically end up making a life in Charleston, South Carolina. His love for radio began at the ripe age of 14 at a small community station back home. Edwards started as the program director of 95SX in 1994 and in 1999 joined Mix 95.9. He would go on to be a multi-year winner of “Charleston’s Best Of” Radio Morning Show and Local Radio Personality awards, according to Charleston Media Solutions. Before the dawn of a new millennium, Edwards launched the morning show “Two Girls & a Guy.” The concept was Remembering radio icon Mike“the Guy”Edwards
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