Jeff Burton, a longtime fixture on the St. Louis airwaves with KPNT 105.7 The Point, passed away Monday approximately 17 months after being diagnosed with prostate cancer.
He was 55, according to Fox2Now.
Jeff announced his diagnosis on The Rizzuto Show in March 2021. He began chemotherapy the following week and continued as a show contributor and co-host while undergoing treatment.
On July 2, 2022, Juli Burton, Jeff’s wife, said he was taken to Missouri Baptist and received two blood transfusions and a platelet transfusion. Doctors were able to stabilize Jeff but determined the cancer had spread to his entire body.
Jeff came home for hospice care on Friday, July 8. Since then, the Burton family has been on the receiving end of an outpouring of love and support from Jeff’s friends, his coworkers, fans, and fellow broadcasters.
The station released a statement Monday afternoon confirming Jeff’s passing.
Fellow staffers share the news on-air..
Jeff had been a fixture at concerts and events around town, most notably the Pointfest music festival. In October 2018, he released the children’s book “The Watering Hole.”
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