R.I.P.: San Diego-Based Broadcaster C S Keys

C S Keys

Broadcaster C.S. Keys, who worked on TV, radio and the web in San Diego since 2000, has died, family members confirmed on Facebook.

He was 54, reports The San Diego Union-Tribune.

Police officers were called to Keys’ home Saturday morning where he was pronounced dead. The death was not suspicious, police said but it was not yet clear how he died.

Keys came to San Diego in 2000 and worked as the weathercaster for KUSI Channel 9/51. After four years he moved on XETV Channel 6, then the city’s Fox affiliate, and worked as sports director and lead sports anchor, including hosting “That Sunday Sports Show.”

He later hosted a talk show on via internet at  wsRadio.com and most recently worked at The Mighty 1090 as a host.

“My heart is heavy today because we have lost one of us today, my younger brother C S Keys has moved on to the other side of life,” his brother, Richard Keys, wrote on Facebook. “I know he was not alone on his journey for his faith was strong.”

“It’s just shocking, really,” said Jim Trotter, a former San Diego Union-Tribune reporter who now works for ESPN, via text Sunday morning. “He was always so full of life and laughter. My thoughts and prayers are with his young daughter, who was the love of his life.

“Just really at a loss for words.”

Born in Harrisburg, Pa., and raised in Philadelphia, Keys began his career in Durham, N.C., and later worked in Lancaster, Pa. and Pittsburgh. He was well known for working to promote charitable causes, particularly for youth.