Kidd Kraddick, the likable Dallas radio personality whose popularity expanded nationwide when his morning show was syndicated, died on Saturday at the age of 53.
He passed away in New Orleans at a fundraising event for his Kidd's Kids charity organization at Timberlane County Club in Gretna, Louisiana.
Local law enforcement confirmed that Kraddick was taken to West Jefferson Medical Center in New Orleans on Saturday.
A staple of North Texas radio since 1984, he broadcast his nationally syndicated "Kidd Kraddick in the Morning" radio show from a studio at Las Colinas. It aired locally on KISS-FM 106.1.
"All of us at KISS-FM, Clear Channel Dallas, YEA Networks and the Kidd Kraddick in the Morning crew are heartbroken over the loss of our dear friend and leader," a statement from Clear Channel Dallas said late Saturday night. "He died doing what he loved, and his final day was spent selflessly focused on those special children that meant the world to him."
Kraddick was 53. The cause of his death was not released. Clear Channel said that information will be made available "at the appropriate time."
Kraddick's family issued a brief statement asking that their privacy be respected in their mourning period.
KISS-FM altered its usual format late Saturday to celebrate Kraddick's life by playing music and taking calls from listeners.
"I can't believe this is actually happening," one caller said. "He's a part of everybody's family; he makes people laugh."
In a bitterly ironic twist, Kraddick did a radio segment just last week on "what he would say to each member of the show in his final moments on earth" as a comedy bit.
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