Lee Siegfried, often known as “Loopy Cabbie” to “The Howard Stern Present” followers, has died, based on a number of experiences. He was 55. No reason for dying has been revealed.
In a earlier podcast look from 2021, Siegfried spoke about some well being points he suffered from and revealed that he was in a wheelchair and recognized with autoimmune problems like Guillain-Barre syndrome and persistent inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.
Cane Peterson, a radio host and DJ, shared a tribute about Siegfried’s dying on his Fb account Sunday night time.
“Unhappy replace on this Easter Sunday,” Peterson wrote. “At 7:09 final night time, Lee Siegfried…Loopy Cabbie, peacefully handed approach with the love of his life Lexi by his facet. He’s not in ache, and he’s now with our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. No one did radio higher than Cabbie, and everybody that knew him, liked him. He had a razor sharp wit, an insatiable lust for all times, and most significantly he had a coronary heart of gold. We had our moments, however we had been brothers who liked one another very a lot. Till subsequent time, my good friend.”
Whereas Siegfried — who’s initially from Minnesota — turned often known as an everyday visitor on “The Howard Stern Present,” he used to work as a DJ for 92.3 Okay-Rock in New York and several other different locations together with two main stations in Twin Cities. His nickname of “Loopy Cabbie” comes from being continuously referred to as “Cabbie” early on in his radio profession when he was on “The Andy Savage Present,” which aired on Minneapolis’ 93.7 The Edge. When Howard Stern’s present got here to city, Siegfried moved to the “KQRS Morning Present.”
As an everyday visitor on Stern’s present, Siegfried did the whole lot from taking part in boxing matches, taking over “Wack Pack” member Offended Black and former Stern Present member “Stuttering” John Melendez.
The information of Siegfried’s dying comes lower than a 12 months after Al Rosenberg, an East Windsor resident who was a author and performer on “The Howard Stern Present,” handed away on the age of 78. Stern’s longtime good friend and stylist Ralph Cirella, who was from Jersey Metropolis, additionally handed away in December on the age of 58.
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