{{short description|U.S. radio personality and voice actor (1959–2013)}} {{Use American English|date=May 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date = May 2020}} {{Infobox presenter |name = Kidd Kraddick |image = Kidd-Kraddick.jpg |caption = Cradick in 2011 |size = |birth_name = David Peter Cradick<ref name="toledo" /> |birth_date = {{Birth date|1959|8|22|mf=yes}} |birth_place = Napoleon, Ohio, U.S. |death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|7|27|1959|8|22|mf=yes}} |death_place = Gretna, Louisiana, U.S. |show = ''Kidd Kraddick in the Morning'' |station = KHKS (home station) or Syndicated: 70+ affiliates |timeslot = Weekdays, 6-9 a.m. Central |country = United States |website = {{url|kiddnation.com}} }} '''David Peter Cradick'''<ref name="cbs130728" /> (August 22, 1959 – July 27, 2013) was an American radio host and television personality, known as '''Kidd Kraddick'''. His nationally syndicated morning radio show, ''The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show'', is based in Irving, Texas, and aired throughout the United States, syndicated by Kraddick's company, YEA Media Group.<ref name="Dish" /><ref name="nyt130728" /> He was also seen on the nationally syndicated ''Dish Nation'' television show weeknights around the United States.<ref name="Dish" />
==Early life== Kraddick was born in Napoleon, Ohio<ref name="toledo" /> and grew up in Dunedin, Florida.<ref name="audioboo" /> His first radio position was in Tampa.<ref name="toledo" /> He later worked in Fresno, California (KYNO-FM), Miami, Salt Lake City (KAYK & KLRZ), and Los Angeles (KHTZ),<ref name="toledo" /> where he also worked comedy clubs as an emcee.<ref name="dfw" />
==Radio personality== Kraddick received the nickname "Kidd" from a radio producer and used the name on-air from 1978 until his death. He won the Billboard Magazine "Air Personality of the Year" Award three times, received the 1992 and 1997 AWRO "Air Personality of the Year," the Marconi Award for "Radio Personality of the Year", won the first annual 1999 WB Radio Music Award as the "Best Radio Personality in the Country", and also the 2001 "Radio and Records CHR/Pop Personality/Show of the Year."<ref name="arb021231" /><ref name="fwst130728" />
===Dallas=== He moved to Dallas in 1984<ref name="dfw" /> and took over the night shift on the newly formatted rock-leaned top-40 station KEGL ''”The Eagle”'' and established a following.<ref name="dfw" /> In 1990, Kraddick was named to the Ten Outstanding Young Americans list by the United States Junior Chamber. KEGL changed formats from Top 40 pop/rock to Modern Rock in 1992 and Kraddick was released from his contract. After eight months off the air, he was hired to a morning position at Top 40 KHKS ''”Kiss-FM”'' in Dallas-Fort Worth where he launched ''“Kidd Kraddick in the Morning”''.<ref name="dfw" /> He won a 1998 Marconi Award for Major Market Radio Personality of the Year while he was with KHKS<ref name="marconi98" /> and the next year he won Air Personality of the Year at the Radio Music Awards.<ref name="RMA" /> He began to syndicate the show in 2001 by signing with Premiere Networks and moved the production to an independent studio in Las Colinas.<ref name="dfw" /> Kraddick became a member of the Texas Radio Hall of Fame.<ref name="fwst130728" /> In 2016, Kraddick was posthumously inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame.<ref name="EszLR" /> After his death the "Kidd Kraddick Award" was debuted by TalentMaster's Morning Show Boot Camp to recognize the successes, distinctive styles and authentic nature of the recipient, and their impact on their communities.
thumb|right|The logo for Kidd Kraddick in the Morning.
===''Kidd Kraddick in the Morning''=== {{Main|The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show}} In 1992, ''"Kidd Kraddick in the Morning"'' was born as a local radio program in Dallas. The show broadcasts live from 6-9 a.m. Central on weekday mornings and is nationally syndicated in more than 40 markets, as well as the American Forces Radio Network through YEA Media Group.<ref name="nyt130728" /> Kraddick voiced a number of characters, making extensive use of voice altering technology in improvising characters as they came up during show discussions. One of the most popular was Kraddick improvising the voice of co-host, "J-Si" wife/high school sweetheart, Kinsey. He has voiced other characters such as "Must Be Nice Guy", and other characters that added flair to the show. After his death in 2013, the show continued to air as an ensemble, posthumously under the name ''"The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show"'', featuring the remaining cast members.
==Other== In the early 1990s, Kraddick launched two radio oriented businesses. A monthly publication for morning personalities called "The Morning Mouth" and a show prep "sharing service" for air personalities called "BitBoard".<ref name="king" /> Kraddick subsequently sold both entities; BitBoard is now operated by Clear Channel Communications<ref name="bitboard1" /> and The Morning Mouth is owned and operated by Talentmasters in Atlanta.<ref name="talmas" />
In 1991, he founded a charity organization ''"Kidd's Kids"'', with the mission to "provide hope and happiness by creating beautiful memories for families of children with life-altering or life-threatening conditions." What initially began as a bus ride to Sea World in San Antonio expanded into a family trip to Walt Disney World in Orlando for over a thousand children.<ref name="BPj1N" />
==Personal life== Kraddick attended the University of Miami for a semester, but dropped out to study broadcasting.<ref name="HbgKv" /> Kraddick was Catholic. He and his wife, Carol, were separated in 2007 and divorced in April 2008. They had one daughter, Caroline. He had planned on remarrying in the near future to Lissi Mullen to whom he was engaged with the week before his death.
In 2009, Kraddick was diagnosed with lymphoma, which he kept hidden from his coworkers and family.<ref name="kc9bj" />
==Death== Kraddick died on July 27, 2013, while attending an annual fundraiser for his charity, Kidd's Kids, at Timberlane Country Club in Gretna, Louisiana. Jefferson Parish Deputy Coroner Granville Morse said heart disease was "evident" and that drug use and foul play were not suspected, according to his findings after a routine autopsy. Morse said Kraddick had an enlarged heart. He also had three diseased vessels and one of his arteries had an 80 percent blockage. In early August 2013, the Jefferson Parish Coroner's Office concluded Kraddick's cause of death was arteriosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular disease.<ref name="fwst130728" /><ref name="dmn130727" /><ref name="wfaa130727" /><ref name="cnn130728" /><ref name="kdfw130728" />
==References== <references>
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Belo|location=Dallas, Texas|title=DJ Kidd Kraddick and his team join new entertainment strip 'Dish Nation'|url=http://popcultureblog.dallasnews.com/2012/07/kidd-kraddick-joins-dish-nation-dallas-fox.html|date=July 16, 2012|access-date=July 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103215035/http://popcultureblog.dallasnews.com/2012/07/kidd-kraddick-joins-dish-nation-dallas-fox.html/|archive-date=November 3, 2012}}</ref> <ref name="king">{{cite news|first=Jan|last=Jarvis|newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|publisher=The McClatchy Company|location=Fort Worth, Texas|title=King of drive time Zany-but-sincere DJ has loyal following|page=M1|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=ST&s_site=dfw&p_multi=ST&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF912C74FA3CE6&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|date=August 17, 1997|access-date=April 27, 2008}}</ref> <ref name="RMA">{{cite news|title= New awards show offers accessible stars|first=Mike|last=Weatherford|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/1999/Oct-29-Fri-1999/news/12250015.html|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|publisher=Stephens Media|location=Las Vegas, Nevada|date=October 29, 1999|access-date=December 23, 2012}}</ref> <ref name="marconi98">{{cite web|publisher=National Association of Broadcasters|title=1998 Marconi Radio Award Winners|url=http://www.nab.org/documents/events/awards/marconiAwards/1998Winners.asp|access-date=July 28, 2013}}</ref> <ref name="dmn130727">{{cite news|newspaper=The Dallas Morning News|publisher=A.H. Belo|location=Dallas, Texas|title=Dallas radio host Kidd Kraddick dies suddenly at 53|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20130727-dallas-radio-host-kidd-kraddick-dies.ece|date=July 27, 2013|access-date=July 28, 2013}}</ref> <ref name="wfaa130727">{{cite news|publisher=WFAA-TV|location=Dallas, Texas|title=Radio personality Kidd Kraddick dies in New Orleans|url=http://www.wfaa.com/entertainment/Kidd-Kraddick-217263631.html|date=July 27, 2013|access-date=July 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728125246/http://www.wfaa.com/entertainment/Kidd-Kraddick-217263631.html|archive-date=July 28, 2013}}</ref> <ref name="cnn130728">{{cite news|title=Syndicated radio host Kidd Kraddick dies|url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/28/showbiz/kidd-kraddick-death/index.html|publisher=CNN|date=July 28, 2013|access-date=July 28, 2013}}</ref> <ref name="nyt130728">{{cite news|newspaper=The New York Times|location=New York City|title=David 'Kidd' Kraddick, Radio and TV Personality, Dies at 53|url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2013/07/28/us/ap-obit-david-kidd-kraddick.html|date=July 28, 2013|access-date=July 28, 2013}}</ref> <ref name="fwst130728">{{cite news|first=Robert|last=Philpot|newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|publisher=The McClatchy Company|location=Fort Worth, Texas|title=Kidd Kraddick dies in New Orleans at 53|url=http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/07/27/5034841/kraddick-dies-during-new-orleans.html|date=July 28, 2013|access-date=July 28, 2013}}</ref> <ref name="cbs130728">{{cite news|publisher=CBS News|title=David "Kidd" Kraddick, Texas-based radio and TV personality, dies at 53|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/david-kidd-kraddick-texas-based-radio-and-tv-personality-dies-at-53/|date=July 28, 2013|access-date=July 28, 2013}}</ref> <ref name="kdfw130728">{{cite news|publisher=KDFW-TV |location=Dallas, Texas|title=Veteran Dallas DJ Kidd Kraddick dies at 53|url=http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/22949459/breaking-veteran-dfw-dj-kidd-kraddick-dies|date=July 28, 2013|access-date=July 29, 2013}}</ref> <ref name="EszLR">{{cite web|url=http://www.radiohof.org/kidd_kraddick.htm|title=Kidd Kraddick|website=www.radiohof.org|access-date=November 18, 2016|archive-date=November 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119061458/http://www.radiohof.org/kidd_kraddick.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> <ref name="BPj1N">{{Cite web|url=https://www.kiddskids.org/about/|title = About – Kidd's Kids | DFW Based Non-Profit}}</ref> <ref name="HbgKv">{{cite news |last=Repko |first=Melissa |date=July 28, 2013 |title=David 'Kidd' Kraddick died from cardiac disease, La. coroner says |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/news/2013/07/28/david-kidd-kraddick-died-from-cardiac-disease-la.-coroner-says |work=The Dallas Morning News, Inc. |location=Dallas, Texas |access-date=April 11, 2019 |archive-date=April 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411174402/https://www.dallasnews.com/news/news/2013/07/28/david-kidd-kraddick-died-from-cardiac-disease-la.-coroner-says |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="kc9bj">{{cite magazine |last=Thompson |first=Jamie |date=January 2014 |title=Kidd Kraddick's Big Secret |url=https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/2014/january/kidd-kraddicks-big-secret/ |magazine=D Magazine |location=Dallas, Texas |publisher=D Magazine Partners, Inc. |access-date=April 11, 2019}}</ref>
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