SEATTLE — Dori Monson, a longtime Seattle radio personality, died on Saturday, according to KIRO Newsradio. He was 61.
KIRO Newsradio announced Monson’s death in an article posted to its website on Sunday afternoon.
“The KIRO Newsradio family and Bonneville International Corporation – along with the immediate family of Dori Monson – are deeply saddened to announce Dori’s sudden passing Saturday night at a Seattle hospital,” said Bonneville International, KIRO Newsradio’s parent company, in a statement. “Dori dealt with health issues over the past few years and was hospitalized after suffering a cardiac event at home on Thursday, Dec. 29.”
After graduating from the University of Washington, Monson worked in the Seattle radio scene for nearly four decades, most recently as a mid-day host commenting on social and political issues.
Condolences to the @KIRONewsradio family on the untimely loss of Dori Monson.
— Gary Horcher (@GaryKIRO7) January 2, 2023
He enjoyed being a lightning rod on the air, but he was always very kind to me.
This was the only test he ever sent me: pic.twitter.com/uHJzGmm2Nv
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