Funeral arrangements are set for long time broadcaster Chuck Leonard who died on December 19, 2025. A memorial service will be held January 10, 2026, at 2:00 pm at the First Baptist Church in Columbus. A visitation is scheduled for an hour prior to the service.
Chuck was born Charles Leonard Mashburn September 1, 1954, in Birmingham, AL according to his obituary published by Dignity Memorial. Leonard graduated from St. Clair County High School in 1972. He attended Jefferson State Junior College and began a career in radio including WKMX radio where he met his wife, Carole Nichols.
Together they moved to Columbus, GA where Chuck began his career that spanned nearly four decades at WTVM. December 20, 2019 was proclaimed Chuck Leonard Day when he retired after 38 years on air.
His survivors include his wife of 46 years, Carole Mashburn and their two children Ann Elizabeth Mashburn and Michael Mashburn. In lieu of flowers the family request that memorial contributions be made to Columbus Hospice or the Carole Nichols Mashburn Scholarship at the Delta Zeta Foundation.
