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Prominent radio host Robin Ayers has unexpectedly passed away, her employer has confirmed. She was 44.
Ayers had been a well-known entertainment reporter and radio host at KBLA 1580 Talk Radio in Los Angeles, where she worked for the past several years.
In a statement, staffers at the Los Angeles-area radio station revealed she died on Thursday. As of Sunday, a cause of death had yet to be announced.
Tributes, meanwhile, are pouring in for radio personality, who left behind a husband and two twin daughters who just days ago celebrated their 18th birthday.
The host of The RA Report with Robin Ayers wrote at the time: 'With the fam! Celebrating Thanksgiving and the twins' 18th bday!' - over a video showing the family-of-four enjoying what appeared to be a night out in New York City.
Days later, it remains unknown what took her life. She appeared happy and healthy in the post and other in the days leading up to it, with one penned on November 21 insisting that 'the best part [of her story] is yet to come.'
Last year, she revealed she was battling leiomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive cancer that affects soft tissues, often in the abdomen or uterus.
In addition to KBLA, Ayers had appeared on a host of other networks like FOX and BET. She had been a stylist in Hollywood before embarking on her successful career in entertainment and podcasting about a decade ago, now brought to a close.
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Prominent radio host Robin Ayers has unexpectedly passed away, her employer has confirmed. She was 44
She leaves behind a husband and two daughters who just days ago celebrated their 18th birthday. She wrote at the time: 'With the fam! Celebrating Thanksgiving and the twins' 18th bday!' - over a video showing the family-of-four enjoying a night out in New York City
She was remembered as 'a bright light' by old boss Travis Smiley Friday, as he went on to confirm Ayers' passing.
'On behalf of her precious family, it is with profound sadness that KBLA Talk 1580 announces the passing of our beloved colleague Robin Ayers on Thursday, December 05,' Smiley - the former host of BET Talk - wrote on behalf of her family.
'Robin was a bright light. You could see her radiant smile through the radio,' the talk show host who has also manned desks for NPR and PBS before joining KBLA in 2021 continued.
'We all respected her immense talent, loved her jovial spirit, celebrated her love of family, and honored her faith in God.'
No mention of Ayers' cancer was made, but the KBLA team is reportedly overseeing a memorial in the wake of her passing.
Despite her diagnosis, Ayers had remained resilient in recent months, posts to her social media profiles show.
This is a developing story; please check back for updates.
Ayers had been a well-known entertainment reporter and radio host at KBLA 1580 Talk Radio in Los Angeles , where she worked for the past several years
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