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Coroner reveals cause of death for KNCI’s Dan Cheatham

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Former KNCI afternoon host Don Cheatham. (Photo: Facebook)

The Sacramento County Coroner has completed an investigation into the death of a beloved radio personality.

Daniel Cheatham, a former on-air host at Entercom-owned KNCI (105.1 FM), was found dead in his home in late October. His death was announced by colleagues Pat Still and Tom Mailey in a Facebook post the following day.

Cheatham, who spent most of his career working in the Sacramento area and for KNCI, was 50 at the time of his death.

Few details were available about what happened in the hours prior to police discovering Cheatham’s body. A Sacramento County official told The Desk a death investigation would be conducted with a report available in a few months.

That investigation was completed in January, an official told The Desk. The official cause of death was determined to be natural causes, though the coroner includes various ailments — including heart disease — among the many elements of a natural death.

Cheatham’s body was released to the Miller Funeral Home a few days after his passing, records reviewed by The Desk showed.

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Matthew Keys

Matthew Keys is the award-winning founder and editor of TheDesk.net, an authoritative voice on broadcast and streaming TV, media and tech. With over ten years of experience, he's a recognized expert in broadcast, streaming, and digital media, with work featured in publications such as StreamTV Insider and Digital Content Next, and past roles at Thomson Reuters and Disney-ABC Television Group.