The Hanlon family and the world lost a great man yesterday.
After 9-11 Matt Hanlon moved his wife and 5 children to West Michigan to run Citadel/Cumulus Radio.
Matt was the brainchild behind launching my radio show statewide. Hanlon was a man of passion and vision.
I wouldn’t be where I’m at today if it wasn’t for Matt Hanlon. I wasn’t the only on and off air life he touched.
Matt was in court the day I adopted my two oldest children. He was there for me when divorce hit me and my kids like a tornado.
I know how much he adored his children and family until the day he left this world. All of them navigated life to make their own stories. His brothers and sister were bonded for life.
Matt wasn’t perfect but he cared about everyone and everything he was connected to. He never stopped being a Dad to his kids. The life path on loving your children is never easy, especially after divorce. The single father chapter in his life mirrored my journey with my children. In the end Matt’s kids still loved him for who he was.
He will be missed. Huge love and prayers to his children and family.