Kiss 108/Boston's Matt Siegel Steps Down After 41 Years

RADIO ONLINE | Tuesday, May 3, 2022 | 12:10pm CT

Matt Siegel

WXKS-FM (Kiss 108)/Boston's Matt Siegel is stepping down after 41 years, reportss the Boston Globe. Siegel, 72, has helmed the "Matty in the Morning" show on the CHR outlet since it first went on the air in 1981, and he was inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcast Hall of Fame in 2012. He's won two Marconi awards for "Personality of the Year -- Major Market." Additionally, "Matty in the Morning" routinely ranked number one among women 18-49.

"As of now, I am retired," Siegel said in his farewell. "This past year has been a little rough for me. I had brain surgery. I had a broken foot. I started getting a little grumpy on the radio, which I hate because all I want to do is make people laugh. That's my job, just to make people laugh. And I got off target, I guess you would say."

Family members helped steer him in the direction of retirement. "I'm a lucky guy for a million reasons, but five of them are a great wife and four great kids," he added. "And my great wife and my great kids talked with me over the last several weeks and helped me come to a decision."

Siegel thanked his colleagues at the station as well as his loyal listeners. "Not in a million years would I have ever thought I would have the following that I have with my silly jokes and my silly interviews... I love you guys."

According to the Globe, Siegel had been off the air since April 20, and one day earlier he told listeners he visited the doctor the previous day to get his prostate checked. Longtime co-host Lisa Donovan has also been off the air since April 20. Co-host Billy Costa, who's continued to host the show in their absence, said Monday that Donovan remains "home dealing with a family matter."