In early 2007, Fowler was diagnosed with lung cancer and won the admiration of many for persevering with a busy schedule of 14-hour work days in spite of debilitating treatments. Fowler even posted a set of “before and after” photographs of himself with and without hair.Fowler sold real estate in the Columbia area for nearly two decades and in 1998 coined the slogan “the Results Team” to describe his newly formed company and its employees.
For the past 17 years, he was a regular on WVOC radio, offering real estate and related advice weekdays. He also was host of a talk show on Saturday mornings that focused on the subject.
“He’s been so much more than a radio host,” said L.J. Smith, programming and operations director for Clear Channel radio in Columbia. “He’s been mentor, adviser, friend, advocate and leader — not only his radio audience, but to those who’ve worked in this building with him.”
“His optimism was unrivaled,” Smith said. “While battling through his sickness, he was continually planning and looking toward the future of his life, both personally and professionally. He had plans for another radio show in the works, laying plans right up to just a week or two ago.”
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Lung Cancer in South Carolina...
- will be diagnosed in approximately 3,900 SC citizens in 2011.
- will tragically take the lives of approximately 2,910 South Carolinians in 2011, as well.
- is grossly underfunded, unidentified, and stigmatized.
- is ravaging and must be cured.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
The State reports Radio Realtor loses battle with cancer

Bill Robinson of The State newspaper reported that Jerry Fowler of Chapin, a self-employed real estate broker who pioneered the use of radio in the Columbia area to educate the public about buying and selling property, died Thursday, May 15th, a spokesman for the Lexington-Richland 5 school system said.
Fowler, 61, conducted a public battle with lung cancer and kept a diary of the ups and downs of his treatment. Until being hospitalized recently, the weekly installments were published in an Irmo weekly newspaper and posted on his company’s web site.
Fowler, 61, conducted a public battle with lung cancer and kept a diary of the ups and downs of his treatment. Until being hospitalized recently, the weekly installments were published in an Irmo weekly newspaper and posted on his company’s web site.
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