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Veteran Radio Talent Dusty Street Dies at Age 77


Dusty Street
Dusty Street

Veteran radio talent Dusty Street, best known for her time working at Alternative KROQ-FM in Los Angeles, and later at SiriuxXM, died Saturday in Eugene, OR. She was 77. Her career in the world of radio spanned over four decades. The news of Dusty Street's departure was first shared by her longtime colleague and close friend Richard Blade on Sunday morning.

Blade wrote on Facebook, "I have been in Eugene the last two days at Dusty Street's bedside. The numerous afflictions that she has been so indomitably fighting these last year's finally caught up to her. I am writing with a broken heart to say that Dusty left us tonight. She died peacefully, quietly and surrounded by love in a beautifully serene location overlooking the most beautiful lake you could ever want."

"We have lost one of our own," SiriuxXM also posted on Facebook. "Dusty Street has passed away after 77 joyous trips around the sun. And yes, Dusty Street was her real name. Dusty was one of the first female rock jocks on the west coast working at KMPX and KSAN in San Francisco from 1967 through 1978 before heading to Los Angeles where she held court in the evenings from 1979 through 1996 on KROQ. ... We are heartbroken."

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