Larry Kenney

Early life Larry Kenney was born August 5, 1947 in Pekin which is south of Peoria, Illinois, He has a brother, Steven, and a sister, Jody. He attended Western Illinois University in Macomb, northwest of Springfield, Illinois but did not graduate. After WIRL, he worked at WOWO in Fort Wayne, Indiana; Andy Rooney, and Ross Perot. He originally announced for the afternoon drive-time show, before taking over the prestigious morning drive-time in 1974. His program was a hit, not only for the music, but also for his comical characters who "joined" him while he performed as a dj. Billboard named him Best Country Disc Jockey "at a station in a metropolitan area of one million or more" in 1976 and Best Country Music Personality in 1978. He stayed at WHN until the fall of 1979, when he moved to WYNY to host the morning slot for a year before moving to WKHK's (now WLTW) morning show. He was the host of the New York edition of the television show Bowling for Dollars on WOR-TV (now WWOR-TV) from 1976 to 1979.

Kenney is also known for his voice work as Lion-O on the 1980s Rankin/Bass cartoon ThunderCats, and Karate Kat, a martial arts blackbelt cat featured as part of The Comic Strip. He was the voice of Bluegrass in SilverHawks and Dolph in TigerSharks. He did voice work for several breakfast cereal characters such as Count Chocula and Sonny the Cuckoo Bird.

Kenney provided voice-overs for The State, the 1990s sketch comedy cult classic which featured his daughter, Kerri Kenney. He was also the announcer for VH1's Best Week Ever during its run from 2004 to 2009; he provides introductions for Westwood One's radio coverage of Monday Night Football and various other commercial work including for Skittles and Campbell's soup. He was the announcer for The Beat 102.7 in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV and K.T.I. Radio in the L.A. Noire. He did the voice for JB Cripps in Red Dead Online, the online component of Red Dead Redemption 2.

In 2008, he was hired to do an impersonation of Mark Twain for a gala held by the Mark Twain House and Museum in Hartford, Connecticut.

Personal life He and his wife Carol Ann Jacobs Kenney Tanner was the voice of Agenda Caller in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV. Larry and Carol Kenney live in New Canaan, Connecticut. 2019–present Teen Titans Go! Chief, Original Lion-O Recurring voice role 2020 ThunderCats Roar Jaga Voice, 4 episodes 2024 Pokémon Horizons: The Series Ludlow Voice, 8 episodes, English dub

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2008 Grand Theft Auto IV The Beat 102.7 Announcer 2010 Mafia II Frank Vinci 2011 L.A. Noire K.T.I. Radio Announcer 2012 Alan Wake's American Nightmare Eddie Rodman 2018 Red Dead Redemption 2 JB Cripps Red Dead Online only