Jim French (radio)

James R. "Jim" French was an American radio personality and producer who has written and produced, as of 2008, over 627 radio shows, including The Adventures of Harry Nile and The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series.

Life and career
French became morning DJ on KIRO in Seattle in 1959. He later began production of Imagination Theatre, which in 2003 moved to KIXI-AM French's syndicated programs are now broadcast on over 120 stations in the U.S. and Canada, and are also heard on the XM Satellite Radio system all over North America. Actors in French's dramas have included Patty Duke, Tom Smothers, Keenan Wynn, Roddy MacDowall, Ruta Lee, John Astin, and Richard Sanders. He provided the voice for Father Grigori in the game Half-Life 2, the Fisherman in the Half-Life 2 tech demo Lost Coast, and Bill in the game Left 4 Dead.

Personal life and death
He was married to his wife Patricia Anne Soule until her death in early 2017. In late January 2017, it was formally announced via the Imagination Theatre Facebook page that, due to age and health issues, Jim French and his family would be closing down their production company, Jim French Productions, and discontinuing all broadcasts of Imagination Theatre at the end of March 2017. French died on December 20, 2017 at age 89. He was predeceased by his wife Pat, who had died earlier the same year. Imagination Theatre is now produced by Aural Vision, LLC.