SoCal Broadcaster is Dead

Sad news out of San Diego....

C.S. Keys, who worked on TV, radio and the web in San Diego since 2000, died this past weekend, La Mesa police confirmed. 

He was just 54 years old.

The San Diego Tribune writes that police received a call from the Heartland Fire & Rescue department at 2:22 p.m. Saturday to assist on a “medical aid” call at Keys’ home, according to La Mesa police Lt. Chad Bell. Keys later was pronounced dead at the residence. No cause of death was announced pending an autopsy, Bell said.

Keys came to San Diego in 2000 and worked as the weathercaster for KUSI Channel 9/51. After four years he moved on XETV Channel 6, then the city’s Fox affiliate, and worked as sports director and lead sports anchor, including hosting “That Sunday Sports Show.”

He later hosted a talk show on wsRadio.com and most recently worked at The Mighty 1090 as a host.

“My heart is heavy today because we have lost one of us today, my younger brother C S Keys has moved on to the other side of life,” his brother, Richard Keys, wrote on Facebook. “I know he was not alone on his journey for his faith was strong.”

Several friends and former colleagues paid tribute to Keys.

“It’s just shocking, really,” said Jim Trotter, a former San Diego Union-Tribune reporter who now works for ESPN, via text Sunday morning. “He was always so full of life and laughter. My thoughts and prayers are with his young (9-year-old) daughter, who was the love of his life.

FTVLive worked with Keys at WPXI in Pittsburgh and our heart goes out to his family and friends.

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