'Kane Show' Radio Host Peter Deibler Dies At Age 43

ROCKVILLE, MD — Peter Deibler, former radio host of "The Kane Show" on HOT 99.5, has died at the age of 43.

He passed away Friday at Shady Grove Adventist Medical Center after battling "a long illness," according to a statement from his representatives Joseph, Greenwald & Laake. It is unclear what illness Deibler was suffering from.

"We are deeply saddened to share that Kane has passed away," HOT 99.5 tweeted. "Please keep Kane's family and girls in your thoughts and prayers."

We are deeply saddened to share that Kane has passed away.

Kane has been an important part of our iHeart family for years, from his early days at WFLZ, to his network of stations at HOT 99.5 + Club Kane.

Please keep Kane's family and girls in your thoughts and prayers. pic.twitter.com/LJWLaTwBdJ
— HOT 99.5 (@hot995) March 8, 2021

Deibler — known to thousands of morning radio listeners across the D.C. area as "Kane" — hosted "The Kane Show" from November 2006 to April 2020.

The show — which also aired in Baltimore, Louisville, and Tampa — originated from the iHeartRadio studios in Rockville.

"Although co-hosts came and went, Kane remained a constant, comforting voice for thousands of people driving to work, dropping the kids off at school, and running errands," Joseph, Greenwald & Laake said.

He is survived by his two daughters, Sam and Sophie.