D/FW Radio: Hundreds Remember Kidd Kraddick

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Big Al Mack, left, and Kellie Rasberry, right, get emotional as the late Kidd Kraddick's daughter, Caroline Cradick, sings "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" to close out the tribute for radio personality Kidd Kraddick

Hundreds of Kidd Kraddick's fans gathered at a public memorial on AT&T Plaza at Victory Park. They laughed as Kidd's co-hosts laughed. WFAA8 TV reports they sang as some of Kidd's favorite musicians - Tim Halperin and Ben Folds - played piano and sang. They screamed when the Jonas Brothers took the stage to share their memories of Kidd.

And they choked back tears as Kidd Kraddick’s daughter Caroline wiped her eyes.

"I was in the courier business for years, so I listened to him (on KHKS Kiss106.1 FM) day after day after day for so many years -- he was like a member of the family," said Cynthia Likness, who came to the memorial wearing a Kidd's Kids T-shirt.

Kidd Kraddick's foundation raised money for children with disabilities.

"He made an impact on so many people," she said.

Video tributes played, with people sharing favorite memories of Kidd. Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban spoke, telling the crowd Kidd Kraddick taught him a lot.

"There was nobody - nobody - who made everybody around him feel better than Kidd Kraddick," he said. Cuban said they were friends for many years, "and along the way, he taught me a lot."

The Jonas Brothers told the crowd, as Dallas natives, Kidd Kraddick was special to them. They recalled doing one of their first radio interviews ever with him, when he reminded them to always value family.

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