R.I.P. Detroit Radio Pillow Talk Host Alan Almond

Alan Almond

Longtime Detroit personality Alan Almond has died of an apparent heart attack.

He was 68-years-of age, according to MLive.com.

.For years he hosted "Pillow Talk" on WNIC 100.3 FM.

Almond was found dead in his home Tuesday. They say it appears he died of natural causes.

Almond was a popular host of the program “Pillow Talk” on WNIC for more than 25 years. Alan’s show featured love songs, but it was his incredibly unique voice and delivery that set him apart from all others. The show was heard in several markets, syndicated across the country. One of the most popular radio programs on WNIC during his tenure, “Pillow Talk” was unlike any other radio program before, during and since Alan’s time on the air.

WNIC on air talent and Assistant Program Director, Theresa Lucas, shared “Alan was passionate and a perfectionist about everything he did in life and on the radio. Even though he was a man who never wanted to be in the spotlight, he unquestionably touched the lives of thousands of people. Alan was one of my radio mentors but most of all a dear and loyal friend I spoke with nearly every day for the past 15 years. He was a mentor for me in my life outside of the industry too. When I was troubled, he would lift me up and point out all the blessings around me. He was there for me always – much like the way he was for our WNIC listeners every night, even though he may have never met them face-to-face. Quite simply, he cared and I’ll miss him very deeply.”