Tampa Bay Mourns Radio Host Dave McKay’s Death

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — Tampa Bay area residents may not be familiar with Steve Ehmke, but many have followed his alter ego, Dave McKay, for years. The popular QYK radio personality and co-host of the “Dave and Veronica Show” was found dead in his St. Petersburg home Thursday morning.

According to St. Petersburg Police, McKay, 55, didn’t show up at 99.5 QYK’s St. Petersburg station for his normal shift on the show. That prompted a co-worker to check in on him. The co-worker discovered McKay dead around 6:30 a.m.

Police say McKay’s death does not appear to be suspicious. They are, however, investigating it carefully and releasing few details.

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As news of McKay’s death broke, city leaders, law enforcement officers, fans and former co-workers took to social media to mourn his loss.

The station also released the following statement on its website:

On Thursday morning, August 4th, we all found out that we’d lost our good friend Dave McKay. Dave was one of the nicest people any of us have ever met and he was 100% the guy you heard on air for years.

If you were a listener to 99.5 QYK, you were his friend – that’s how he felt. Even if you’d never met him, Dave loved you.

Say a prayer for Dave’s family, his friends, and all of us here at 99.5 QYK – because we’re hurting right along with you.

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