Hyman Aaron "Hy" Lit (May 20, 1934 – November 17, 2007) was an American disc jockey based in the Philadelphia area from the 1950s until 2005. In his 50-year career, Hy Lit broadcast from WIBG, WDAS/WDAS-FM, WKBS-TV, WIFI, WSNI/WPGR, KPOL, WKXW, among many others. His last station was 98.1 WOGL, where he broadcast from 1989 until his resignation late in 2005. He was known as "the Jet Jockey on Flight 99" which was the frequency for WIBG. The Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia inducted Lit into their Hall of Fame in 2003. 1960s & 1970s Lit dominated AM radio in Philadelphia from the late 1950s through the 1960s as one of WIBG's "Good Guys," as his Hall of Fame show drew a 71 market share, unheard of before or since. He released several successful LP "Hall of Fame" collections of music he played on the show, the last of these when he joined WPGR in 1981. In 1977, when WIBG signed off the air, Hy Lit was the last DJ on the station. Around 1978, Lit moved to California after a brief stint announcing for the Harlem Globetrotters before once more returning to the Philadelphia area. In the late 1960s, Lit hosted the nationally syndicated Hy Lit Show from WKBS-TV in Philadelphia, which aired in more than 30 markets nationwide. Guests on the weekly hour-long show included such musical acts as The Fifth Dimension, The Monkees, The Four Tops and Marvin Gaye. 1980s Since 1982, and many years to follow, Lit hosted a live oldies radio show at different area clubs (most notably the Woodbine Inn in Pennsauken, New Jersey), where he'd close his commercials by saying, "I wanna see your face in the place!" Lit moved to CBS-owned WOGL 98.1 FM in 1989, hosting the highly rated "Top 20 Countdown" on Saturday and Sunday afternoons in addition to his weekday afternoon shift. Personal life Lit was born to Sam and Mona (Kessler) Lit, in South Philadelphia. He shares two children and three grandchildren with his first wife Miriam "Mim" Uniman whom he met while a rising star in Philadelphia. Uniman was a former Miss Universe contestant via being named Miss Philadelphia in 1956 (see reference two). He later married his third wife, Maggie (Russo) Lit. Lawsuit In the mid-1990s, it was revealed that Lit was suffering from the beginnings of Parkinson's disease. Just after the death of Hy's wife, Maggie