American morning radio program
Radio show
The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show
(formerly
Kidd Kraddick in the Morning
) is an
American
ensemble
morning radio show
that originates from
Dallas
,
Texas
. The show is heard weekday mornings on
flagship station
,
KHKS
, and on dozens of other radio stations around the U.S., airing either a
Top 40/CHR
, Mainstream
Adult Contemporary
or
Hot Adult Contemporary
radio format
.
The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show's
primary focus is pop culture commentary, with discussions often revolving around the previous night's
reality television
programming, celebrity relationships and current affairs. The show is broadcast from their studios in
Irving, Texas
. The show is owned and
syndicated
by YEA Media Group and is distributed by
Westwood One
.
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The radio show streams live through
Twitch
at
Kiddtv.com
.
The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show
is available in an on-demand service via the show's website and the
iHeartRadio
apps.
Some popular segments on the show are "Love Letters to Kellie", "Petty Monday", "Whatever Wednesday", "First World Problems", "Feel Good Friday", "Does that Make Me Crazy?" and "Flush the Format", a Friday morning segment where a featured DJ plays a variety of songs not normally heard.
On September 10, 2012, the show became a part of nationally syndicated
Fox
television show,
Dish Nation
, which mainly covers celebrity news as reported on several radio morning shows around the country. On December 16, 2016, the show announced a departure from Dish Nation, with a new TV project in the works.
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On July 30, 2018,
"KiddNation TV"
, premiered in a limited test run in both
Dallas
and
Houston, Texas
. The
television
show features some of the daily radio show’s content and segments, as well as a look into some of the cast's daily life outside of the studio.
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KiddNation TV's
test run ended on August 24, 2018 after airing a twenty episode season.
From October 1, 1992 until July 26, 2013, the show was hosted by radio DJ and personality,
Kidd Kraddick
. But with Kraddick's unexpected death outside of
New Orleans
on July 27, 2013, the show's future without Kraddick was undetermined. On August 5, 2013, the show resumed live broadcasts as an ensemble program hosted by the remaining co-hosts, with the show continuing to posthumously carry Kraddick's name.
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On January 15, 2014, the show's name was altered from
"Kidd Kraddick in the Morning"
, to
"The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show"
.
Cast
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Current
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- Kellie Rasberry Evans (1994 ? Present)
- Alaric "Big Al" Mack (1995 ? Present)
- Jose "J-Si" Chavez (2006 ? Present)
- Ana Szabo (formerly Ana Castillejos) (2020 - Present)
- Michael Justin "Part-Time Justin" Chavez (2020 - Present)
Staff
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- Russ "Russ Face" Francis (2010 - Present)
- Richard "Trey" Peart (2011 - Present)
- George "Boss Man" Laughlin (2011 - Present)
- Amy Nichols (2013 - Present)
- Robert "White Cheddar" Ehrman (January 2008 - March 2014, April 2015 - Present)
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- Don "The Engineer" Wakefield (2015 - Present)
Former
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- Kidd Kraddick
(1992 - 2013)
- Jocelyn White (1992 - 1994)
- Tom Gribble (1995 - 1999)
- Bert Weiss (1996 - 1998)
- Shanon "Psycho Shanon" Murphy (1999 - 2019)
- Troy Hughes (2000 - 2007)
- Rich Shertenlieb (2000 - 2006)
- Scott Robb (2001 - 2004)
- Taylor Glover (August 2006)
- Maria Todd (October 2006 - November 2006)
- Jenna Owens (2008 - 2020; was part-time 2020-2022)
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- Nick Adams (2009 - 2023)
- Lacey Gee (2011 - 2023)
- Mike Morse (2014 - 2015)
- Elena Davies (2015 - 2017)
- Cami Henz (2018 - 2021)
Affiliates
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There are currently 50 affiliated stations airing
The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show
.
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- KAAK
/
Great Falls, Montana
- KAFX
/
Lufkin, Texas
- KBBQ
/
Fort Smith, Arkansas
- KBIU
/
Lake Charles, Louisiana
- KCDD
/
Abilene, Texas
- KFBZ
/
Wichita, Kansas
- KHDK
/
Burlington, Iowa
- KHKS
/
Dallas, Texas
(flagship station)
- KKMX
/
Roseburg, Oregon
- KKPN
/
Corpus Christi, Texas
- KLJZ
/
Yuma, Arizona
- KMCK
/
Fayetteville, Arkansas
- KMGX
/
Bend, Oregon
- KMMX
/
Lubbock, Texas
- KNIN
/
Wichita Falls, Texas
- KODM
/
Odessa, Texas
- KPWW
/
Texarkana, Arkansas
- KOQL
/
Columbia, Missouri
- KMXJ
/
Amarillo, Texas
- KQVT
/
Victoria, Texas
- KQXT
/
San Antonio, Texas
- KSYN
/
Joplin, Missouri
- KTIB
/
Thibodaux, Louisiana
- KTDR
/
Del Rio, Texas
- KTHC
/
Sidney, Montana
- KTIJ
/
Hobart, Oklahoma
- KTYL
/
Tyler, Texas
- KVKI
/
Shreveport, Louisiana
- KVRW
/
Lawton, Oklahoma
- KWPW
/
Waco, Texas
- KXDR
/
Pinesdale, Montana
- KXFC
/
Ada, Oklahoma
- WAEV
/
Savannah, Georgia
- WCBH
/
Terre Haute, Indiana
- WCDA
/
Lexington, Kentucky
- WDOD
/
Chattanooga, Tennessee
- WEZB
/
New Orleans, Louisiana
- WFMF
/
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- WHAJ
/
Bluefield, West Virginia
- WHHD
/
Augusta, Georgia
- WQGA
/
Brunswick, Georgia
- WQGN
/
New London, Connecticut
- WREZ
/
Paducah, Kentucky
- WSIM
/
Florence, South Carolina
- WWKZ
/
Tupelo, Mississippi
- WWXM
/
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
- WVOH
/
Albany, Georgia
- WYDS
/
Decatur, Illinois
- WYSS
/
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
- WZLK
/
Pikeville, Kentucky
Awards
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Kidd Kraddick was awarded radio's
Marconi Award
as major market radio personality of the year in 2006. Additionally, Kidd Kraddick was also named Best Radio Personality in the Country on national television via the first-ever
Radio Music Awards
.
In 2007, the show was nominated for the Syndicated Personality/Show of the Year award by
Radio & Records
magazine. Other finalists included
Delilah
,
Blair Garner
,
Steve Harvey
,
The Lia Show
, and
John Tesh
.
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In 2015, the radio show received
The Kidd Kraddick Award
at the TalentMaster's 27th annual Morning Show Boot Camp.
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