Redding, CA Radio: R.I.P. DJ Jose Ochoa Dead

UPDATE 12/31/2012 8PM:  The Shasta County Coroner's Office has confirmed that radio personality DJ Jose Ochoa died of a heart attack.


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DJ Jose Ochoa of KEWB Power 94.7 FM in Redding was found dead at his home on Friday.

He was 35.

Family members reached Friday evening confirmed he had died.

According to redding.com,  the Shasta County Sheriff's Office said that Ochoa's death does not appear suspicious, and may be medically related.

He was found at his home, they said. Deputies said they will continue investigating, and the coroner will issue an official cause of death after a medical examination Monday.

Ochoa had been with Results Radio for six years, Tappan said.

"He was an amazing employee and beloved by the entire staff," she said. "Sweet, kind and talented -- everyone loved (Ochoa). We are all in shock and will miss him forever."

Ochoa handled the 5 o'clock Hit Mix, in which he provided remixed versions of songs for the station, which plays pop and dance music.

According to Ochoa's Facebook, he graduated from West Valley High School in Cottonwood in 1995 and attended Chico State University.

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