Prominent radio host Robin Ayers has unexpectedly passed away, her employer has confirmed. She was 44.
Ayers had been a well-known entertainment reporter and radio host at KBLA 1580 Talk Radio in Los Angeles, where she worked for the past several years.
In a statement, staffers at the Los Angeles-area radio station revealed she died on Thursday. As of Sunday, a cause of death had yet to be announced.
Tributes, meanwhile, are pouring in for radio personality, who left behind a husband and two twin daughters who just days ago celebrated their 18th birthday.
The host of The RA Report with Robin Ayers wrote at the time: ‘With the fam! Celebrating Thanksgiving and the twins’ 18th bday!’ – over a video showing the family-of-four enjoying what appeared to be a night out in New York City.
Days later, it remains unknown what took her life. She appeared happy and healthy in the post and other in the days leading up to it, with one penned on November 21 insisting that ‘the best part [of her story] is yet to come.’
Last year, she revealed she was battling leiomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive cancer that affects soft tissues, often in the abdomen or uterus.
In addition to KBLA, Ayers had appeared on a host of other networks like FOX and BET. She had been a stylist in Hollywood before embarking on her successful career in entertainment and podcasting about a decade ago, now brought to a close.
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Prominent radio host Robin Ayers has unexpectedly passed away, her employer has confirmed. She was 44
She leaves behind a husband and two daughters who just days ago celebrated their 18th birthday. She wrote at the time: ‘With the fam! Celebrating Thanksgiving and the twins’ 18th bday!’ – over a video showing the family-of-four enjoying a night out in New York City
She was remembered as ‘a bright light’ by old boss Travis Smiley Friday, as he went on to confirm Ayers’ passing.
‘On behalf of her precious family, it is with profound sadness that KBLA Talk 1580 announces the passing of our beloved colleague Robin Ayers on Thursday, December 05,’ Smiley – the former host of BET Talk – wrote on behalf of her family.
‘Robin was a bright light. You could see her radiant smile through the radio,’ the talk show host who has also manned desks for NPR and PBS before joining KBLA in 2021 continued.
‘We all respected her immense talent, loved her jovial spirit, celebrated her love of family, and honored her faith in God.’
No mention of Ayers’ cancer was made, but the KBLA team is reportedly overseeing a memorial in the wake of her passing.
Despite her diagnosis, Ayers had remained resilient in recent months, posts to her social media profiles show – despite two car accidents in 2023.
‘This year, I’m fully healed from back pain and a major surgery,’ she wrote in October, sharing side-by-sde photos showing weight loss she had undergone since August.
‘So, here we are! #75hardchallenge was what I decided could get me right mentally and physically,’ she wrote, looking healthy in the latter picture.
Ayers had been a well-known entertainment reporter and radio host at KBLA 1580 Talk Radio in Los Angeles , where she worked for the past several years
Other celebrities, like Jay Pharoah, continue to leave comments on her profiles after her sudden passing.
“Heart broken, I pray to see you again one day in the kingdom my sister,’ the former SNL cast member wrote. ‘Rest peacefully.’
Christina Milian, who rose to fame in the early 2000s for her collaboration with Fabolous on ‘Dip It Low (Remix)’, added, ‘Robin.. thank you. Thank you for your smile, the laughter and the moments we shared.
‘It doesn’t even feel right saying this, my heart is broken. May your love pour thru and bring strength to Robbie, the Girls and your whole family. You followed your dreams and really did it from the ground up.
‘We’re all proud of you. You left a mark in our hearts and you will be missed. Rest peacefully.’
Ayers is survived by her husband Rob, and daughters Brooklyn and Madison. She interviewed A-listers like Will Smith, Jackie Chan, and Magic Johnson over the course of her career. She was known to keep listeners informed about the latest trends and gossip.
