KUAR general manager Fry dies at 54

Ben Fry in 2010
Ben Fry in 2010

The longtime general manager of KUAR died Thursday morning.

The public radio station at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock said in a statement that Ben Fry died in his sleep. He was 54.

Fry had worked at the station since 1988 and became its general manager in 1995. He also served as an adjunct professor in UALR's School of Mass Communication, according to a biography posted on the KUAR website.

See Friday's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for full details.

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