Radio Host Kidd Kraddick Has Passed Away at Age 53

According to multiple reports, radio personality Kidd Kraddick passed away on Saturday from a brain aneurysm. The host of 'Kidd Kraddick in the Morning' was just 53.

According to Radio Insight, Kraddick was in New Orleans hosting a golf event for his charity, Kidd's Kids. Kiss FM, the station his show originates from in Dallas, broke in to report the news and emotionally spoke about the person Kraddick was.

The Dallas Morning News has a story up that includes a statement from Kelly Kibler, the manager at Clear Channel in Dallas where Kraddick worked.

He died doing what he loved, and his final day was spent selflessly focused on those special children that meant the world to him,” the statement read. “Kidd devoted his life to making people smile every morning, and for 21 years, his foundation has been dedicated to bringing joy to thousands of chronically and terminally ill children.

 

The Kidd Nation twitter account released a statement on behalf of the show, which you can read below.