WAMU's Tom "Cat" Reeder dies at 77

Tom “Cat” Reeder, longtime country music broadcaster and host of The Tom “Cat” Reeder Show on WAMU’s Bluegrass Country, died June 30, the station reports. He was 77.

Reeder joined WAMU in Washington, D.C., in 2001, as one of several rotating hosts of Bluegrass Overnight. His final broadcast was June 19.

A tribute will air at 9 p.m. Tuesday (July 3) on WAMU 88.5 and WAMU’s Bluegrass Country.