Hugh Douglas, the 94.1 WIP presenter and son of an ex-Eagles defender, died in an automobile accident.
Morehouse College called Hugh Douglas “a remarkable student who demonstrated tremendous dedication and promise.”
Hugh Douglas, one of the two Morehouse College students died in a car crash Monday evening, was the son of 94.1 WIP broadcaster and former Eagles defender Hugh Douglas, the school reported.
The accident occurred in the Atlanta neighbourhood of East Point just after five o’clock in the evening, according to an initial report from the Georgia State Patrol. According to authorities, Douglas and another Morehouse College student, Christion Files Jr., were driving quickly by another car. Their automobile went off the road, collided with two utility poles, and flipped over. At the scene, both were declared deceased.
Douglas shared a room with Files Jr. and they were pals. At twenty-nine, they planned to graduate in 2025.
Douglas was a finance-focused business student who, according to the school, was “an extraordinary student who exhibited enormous dedication and promise.” Douglas held fellowships from Goldman Sachs, AltFinance, and the Morehouse Business Association. The school stated that he spent the summer as an intern at Ares Management Corporation in Los Angeles.
According to the school, Files, a business student as well, served as media chair for the Junior Class Council and co-captain of the Morehouse track and field team. His abilities in photography and cinematography were equally well-known.
Vice president for student services and college dean Kevin Booker stated in a statement, “Hugh and Christion were not just friends, but also housemates during their sophomore year, and their loss is deeply felt by all of us in the Morehouse family.” “We must unite as a society to commemorate and honour the lives of Hugh and Christion during these trying times. They leave behind a legacy of greatness, fervour, and commitment that will never cease to motivate us all.
On social media on Monday night, Douglas expressed his sorrow for his son by posting, “You were already a greater guy than me.”
WIP’s midday show on Tuesday began with Joe Giglio expressing his heartfelt sympathies for his cohost.
Giglio remarked, “He spoke so highly of Hugh every time I spoke to him about his kids.” “I was struck by it in a lot of ways when I heard it. It’s the worst thing a parent can hear, therefore I’m sad for Hugh.
“We work with language, yet there are no words,” Al Morganti, Douglas’ Tuesday replacement, remarked. Dealing with the public like we do here is like dealing with a large family that is grieving alongside him. Even though it’s not much consolation at this point, he needs to understand how many other people share his suffering.
WIP posted on social media, “Our hearts are heavy for Hugh and his family,” to convey its condolences to Douglas and his family.
In the first moments of his press conference on Tuesday, Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni prayed for Douglas and his family.
“We’re thinking a lot about Hugh and Simona, his ex-wife. We merely wish to express our condolences,” Sirianni said to the press. It’s quite tragic. I’ve been informed that the young man was an amazing child.
Douglas played with the Eagles for six of his ten NFL seasons before being inducted into the Eagles Hall of Fame last year. Following his retirement, Douglas moved into the media and worked for ESPN before leaving the position early in 2013. He then found work in Atlanta as a sports talker on 92.9 The Game, where he eventually became co-host of the morning show. In February, after the Super Bowl, he started working at WIP as a cohost of the noon show.
