( CNN ) -- Stan Case , an anchor for CNN Radio , has died in a car crash in Birmingham , Alabama , a police spokesman said Wednesday . `` Stan was a news anchor for CNN Radio and a mainstay of the network since he joined CNN in 1985 , '' said Jim Walton , president of CNN Worldwide . `` He was a fine journalist , a leader in our organization and , as anyone who had the privilege of knowing him will tell you , a great guy . '' Case 's wife , Angela Stiepel Case , was injured , according to a family friend , Merrell Waring . She remained hospitalized Wednesday . Case is a writer at CNN , where she has worked for more than 20 years . Tyler Moody , vice president of CNN Radio , said news of Stan Case 's death caused `` terrible sadness '' for him and his colleagues . `` Our thoughts now are for his wife Angi 's recovery , and his family during this difficult time . For over 26 years , Stan was our friend first and colleague second . He will be missed . '' Birmingham police Sgt . Johnny Williams said he did not have details on the crash , which happened Tuesday . An accident reconstruction team planned to investigate further Wednesday , he said . Stan Case came to CNN in 1985 after working as a correspondent for KEBC-AM in Oklahoma City . He was `` in many ways the backbone of this network , '' said Mike Jones , a CNN Radio news manager . He also held a law degree . `` Stan was a rock here , and his death creates a tremendous void , '' Jones said . Another colleague , Jim Ribble , said Case 's training as a lawyer helped provide a `` reasoned , logical and levelheaded '' take on the news . `` Stan was the best , '' Ribble said . `` I 'll miss him . ''
CNN Radio anchor Stan Case dies in a car wreck . His wife , Angela Stiepel Case , was injured , a friend says . `` Stan was a rock here , '' a colleague said .