Kiss 108 radio host Matt Siegel of the “Matty in the Morning” show announced Tuesday that he is retiring after more than 40 years on the air.The 72-year-old Siegel made the announcement in a pre-recorded message after being off the air for nearly two weeks. He hasn’t been on the station’s morning show since April 19.”This past year has been a little rough for me. I had brain surgery. I had a broken foot. I started getting a little grumpy on the radio, which I hate because all I want to do is make people laugh. That’s my job, just to make people laugh, and I got off target, I guess you would say,” Siegel said.The beloved radio host said he, and came to the decision to retire after talking it over with his wife and children.”I’m a lucky guy for a million reasons, but five of them are a great wife and four great kids, and my great wife and my great kids talked with me over the last several weeks and helped me come to a decision and the decision is this: as of now, I am retired,” he said.Siegel joked that he was now starting his “new life as a mediocre golfer.””I think it’s very possible that I could cry, right now, and I know it doesn’t feel very manly to cry over a radio show but, yeah, it’s been a wonderful run,” Siegel said.Siegel thanked his co-workers and fans, and said he was most proud of being their during 9/11, the Boston Strong effort and the COVID-19 pandemic — when viewers needed him the most.”I agree with my family that it is time to walk away. I love you guys. If you want to see me, come visit me in Florida,” Siegel said.Siegel celebrated his show’s four-decade run in January 2021.Last year, a controversy surrounding Siegel had fans wondering about his future. In May 2021, Siegel said a boss told him to stop talking about pop star Demi Lovato, who earlier in the morning came out as non-binary and asked to be addressed using gender-neutral pronouns. Siegel had expressed his opposition to Lovato’s decision. Siegel has won several Marconi Radio Awards for excellence and performance in radio and is a Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame inductee.
BOSTON —
Kiss 108 radio host Matt Siegel of the “Matty in the Morning” show announced Tuesday that he is retiring after more than 40 years on the air.
The 72-year-old Siegel made the announcement in a pre-recorded message after being off the air for nearly two weeks. He hasn’t been on the station’s morning show since April 19.
“This past year has been a little rough for me. I had brain surgery. I had a broken foot. I started getting a little grumpy on the radio, which I hate because all I want to do is make people laugh. That’s my job, just to make people laugh, and I got off target, I guess you would say,” Siegel said.
The beloved radio host said he, and came to the decision to retire after talking it over with his wife and children.
“I’m a lucky guy for a million reasons, but five of them are a great wife and four great kids, and my great wife and my great kids talked with me over the last several weeks and helped me come to a decision and the decision is this: as of now, I am retired,” he said.
Siegel joked that he was now starting his “new life as a mediocre golfer.”
“I think it’s very possible that I could cry, right now, and I know it doesn’t feel very manly to cry over a radio show but, yeah, it’s been a wonderful run,” Siegel said.
Siegel thanked his co-workers and fans, and said he was most proud of being their during 9/11, the Boston Strong effort and the COVID-19 pandemic — when viewers needed him the most.
“I agree with my family that it is time to walk away. I love you guys. If you want to see me, come visit me in Florida,” Siegel said.
Siegel celebrated his show’s four-decade run in January 2021.
Last year, a controversy surrounding Siegel had fans wondering about his future. In May 2021, Siegel said a boss told him to stop talking about pop star Demi Lovato, who earlier in the morning came out as non-binary and asked to be addressed using gender-neutral pronouns. Siegel had expressed his opposition to Lovato’s decision.
Siegel has won several Marconi Radio Awards for excellence and performance in radio and is a Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame inductee.