X.Ray Burns (Ken Green) dead at 57

Kenneth Green — you may know him as X.Ray Burns from the Glen Jones Program Featuring X.Ray Burns — died Sunday, Feb. 10., following a battle with cancer.

He was 57.

We will have a full tribute to the lifelong Kearny resident in the Feb. 20 edition of The Observer.

Click here to read arrangements.

In the interim, below, listen to the audio of Jones announcing the death on last Sunday’s radio show.

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Kevin A. Canessa Jr. is the editor of and broadcaster at The Observer, an organization he has served since 2006. He is responsible for the editorial content of the newspaper and website, the production of the e-Newspaper, writing several stories per week (including the weekly editorial), conducting live broadcasts on social media channels such as YouTube, Facebook, and X, including a weekly recap of the news — and much more behind the scenes. Between 2006 and 2008, he introduced the newspaper to its first-ever blog — which included podcasts, audio and video. Originally from Jersey City, Kevin lived in Kearny until 2004, lived in Port St. Lucie. Florida, for four years until February 2016 and in March of that year, he moved back to Kearny to return to The Observer full time. Click Here to send Kevin an email.