''The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show'' (formerly ''Kidd Kraddick in the Morning'') is an
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morning radio show that originates from
Dallas
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,
Texas
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. The show is heard weekday mornings on
flagship station
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KHKS
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, and on dozens of other radio stations around the U.S., airing either a
Top 40/CHR, Mainstream
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''The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show's'' primary focus is pop culture commentary, with discussions often revolving around the previous night's
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programming, celebrity relationships and current affairs. The show is broadcast from their studios in
Irving, Texas
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. The show is owned and
syndicated by YEA Networks and is distributed by
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. The radio show streams live through
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''Kiddtv.com'' ''The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show'' is available in an on-demand service via the show's website and the
iHeartRadio
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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
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'', 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. On July 30, 2018, ''"KiddNation TV"'', premiered in a limited test run in both
Dallas
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and
Houston, Texas
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. The
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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. ''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
David Peter Cradick (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, ...
. But with Kraddick's unexpected death outside of
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. On January 15, 2014, the show's name was altered from ''"Kidd Kraddick in the Morning"'', to ''"The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show"''.
Cast
Current
* Kellie Rasberry Evans (1994–Present)
* Alaric "Big Al" Mack (1995–Present)
* José "J-Si" Chavez (2006–Present)
* Ana Castillejos (2020-Present)
* Justin "Part-Time Justin" Chavez (2020-Present)
Staff
* Nick Adams (2009-Present)
* Russ "Russ Face" Francis (2010-Present)
* Lacey Gee (2011-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)
* Mike Morse (2014-2015)
* Ana Castillejos (2014-Present)
* Don "The Engineer" Wakefield (2015-Present)
* Justin "Part-Time Justin" Chavez (2015-Present)
Former
*
Kidd Kraddick
David Peter Cradick (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, ...
(October 1992 - July 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 - as full time co-host (2008 - February 2020)
* Elena Davies (2015 - 2017)
* Cami Henz (2018-2021)
Affiliates
There are currently 50 affiliated stations airing ''The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show''.
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KAAK
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Great Falls, Montana
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Lufkin, Texas
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Fort Smith, Arkansas
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KBIU
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KHKS
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KKMX
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KLJZ
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Yuma, Arizona
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Fayetteville, Arkansas
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Bend, Oregon
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KMMX
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Lubbock, Texas
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KODM
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KPWW
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Texarkana, Arkansas
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KOQL
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KMXJ
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KQVT
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KQXT
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KSYN
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KTIB
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Del Rio, Texas
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KTHC
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KVKI
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KVRW
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Lawton, Oklahoma
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KWPW
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WAEV
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WCDA
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WFMF
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WHAJ
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WHHD
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WREZ
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WSIM
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Florence, South Carolina
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Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
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WZLK
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Pikeville, Kentucky
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Awards
Kidd Kraddick was awarded radio's
Marconi Award :''"Marconi Award" links here. Note that in the Netherlands, the radio academy awards are also called Marconi Awards.''
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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 The Radio Music Awards was an annual U.S. award show that honored the year's most successful songs on mainstream radio. Nominations were based on the amount of airplay recording artists receive on radio stations in various formats using chart inform ...
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In 2007, the show was nominated for the Syndicated Personality/Show of the Year award by ''
Radio & Records
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'' magazine. Other finalists included
Delilah
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Blair Garner
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Steve Harvey
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The Lia Show
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John Tesh
John Frank Tesh (born July 9, 1952) is an American pianist and composer of pop music, as well as a radio host and television presenter. He hosts the ''Intelligence for Your Life'' radio show. In addition, since 2014, he has hosted ''Intelligen ...
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In 2015, the radio show received ''The Kidd Kraddick Award'' at the TalentMaster's 27th annual Morning Show Boot Camp.
References
External links
''KiddNation.com''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kidd Kaddick Morning Show
American talk radio programs
Westwood One