Jason M. Dusho (a.k.a. Jason Alexander), age 33, of West Bloomfield, Michigan, and formerly of Lorain, died Tuesday December 19, 2006 at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan following an illness of three weeks.

Jason was born in Lorain, Ohio on September 13, 1973 and was a 1991 graduate of Amherst Marion L. Steele High School. He was a dual-position player on the varsity baseball team there playing both pitcher and third base. A two-year varsity letterman, he was recognized as the Comet's Most Valuable Player in his senior year and was also named to the All Southwest Conference Team. He was also named to the All Lorain County All-Star Team as a pitcher.

Following his graduation from high school he enrolled at the University of Cincinnati; while a student in the Conservatory of Music there, Jason began his professional career for Radio One at WIZF ("The Wiz") in Cincinnati as an intern; Upon receiving his Bachelor's Degree in Broadcasting from the university at ceremonies conducted in 1996, he was offered a full-time position at the station. He remained there for one year providing creative services and "on-air" personality.

In 1996 he accepted a position with Clear Channel's WOWI-FM in Norfolk, Virginia as a production/creative service director where he handled all of the commercials and imaging for the station. He was regarded as the sound of WOWI-FM (103 JAMZ) and became synonymous with the "stationality" that provided the broadcast entity with its soul.

In August of 2001 he secured a position with another Clear Channel affiliate – WJLB-FM/Detroit. For the past five years he had served as the station's production and creative services director once again providing commercials, imaging, and stationality.

His talents were recognized nationally as Mr. Dusho was the founder and C.E.O. of DaShoCreations which did imaging for some of the largest radio stations in the United States including WGCI/Chicago, WBLS/New York, WQUE/New Orleans, KBXX/Houston, and KKBT/Los Angeles. In addition to imaging services, his voice for promotions and commercials was broadcast nationally in these markets and throughout the country.

Those who worked with him were in awe of his work ethic, humble attitude, and reliability.

Survivors include his father Dennis Dusho of Boise, Idaho, brothers Brian Dusho also of Boise, and Jeremy Dusho of Rocky River, maternal grandmother Evelyn Strauser (nee Stitak) of Amherst, paternal grandmother Anna Dusho (nee Soviak) of Flagstaff, Arizona, nephew Aidan Dusho, aunts Mary Ann Bigrigg of Amherst, Kathy Sipe of Kingman, Arizona, and Rachel Dusho of Biloxi, Mississippi, and uncle Timothy Dusho of Flagstaff, Arizona.

Jason was preceded in death by his mother Nancy Dusho (nee Strauser) in April of 2006, by his maternal grandfather Charles Strauser, and paternal grandfather Wilson S. Dusho.