‘Howard Stern’ radio personality, regular guest dead at 55

Lee Siegfried, referred to as “Loopy Cabbie” to “The Howard Stern Present” followers, has died, based on a number of reviews. He was 55. No reason behind loss of life 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 identified 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 loss of life 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 manner with the love of his life Lexi by his aspect. He’s now 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 have been brothers who liked one another very a lot. Till subsequent time, my pal.”

Whereas Siegfried — who’s initially from Minnesota — grew to become referred to 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 a number of other different locations together with two main stations in Twin Cities. His nickname of “Loopy Cabbie” comes from being often known 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 all the things from taking part in boxing matches, taking up “Wack Pack” member Offended Black and former Stern Present member “Stuttering” John Melendez.

The information of Siegfried’s loss of life 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 pal and stylist Ralph Cirella, who was from Jersey Metropolis, additionally handed away in December on the age of 58.

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