Howard Stern personality Lee 'Crazy Cabbie' Siegfried dies at 55: 'Nobody did ... trends now
Lee 'Crazy Cabbie' Siegfried, a radio personality who was featured on The Howard Stern Show in the early 2000s, has died at the age of 55.
Cabbie's former broadcasting partner Cane Peterson took to Facebook with multiple posts updating fans on his friend's downturn in health, and subsequent passing.
On Thursday, Peterson said that he was informed by Cabbie's girlfriend Lexi that the radio personality wasn't 'doing well' after he was hospitalized March 17 and his health continued to deteriorate.
'He's awake, but not alert,' Peterson said. 'They've made the decision to proceed with hospice ... please lets all pray for a miracle.'
On Sunday, Peterson took to Facebook with a subsequent update that Cabbie 'peacefully passed away' Saturday evening 'with the love of his life Lexi by his side.'
Lee 'Crazy Cabbie' Siegfried, a radio personality who was featured on The Howard Stern Show in the early 2000s, has died at the age of 55. Pictured in a 2007 appearance on Stern's show
Cabbie's profile grew with Stern and his audience amid his brash way with words, and candor about his unique life experiences, which included being adopted and serving in the military
Peterson, who worked with Cabbie on The Cane and Cabbie Show on Stern's former home station, New York City's WXRK, said in the post (which he subsequently removed) that 'nobody did radio better than Cabbie.
'Everyone who knew him, loved him,' Peterson said. 'He had a razor-sharp wit, an insatiable lust for life, and most importantly, a heart of gold.
'We had our moments, but we were brothers who loved each other very much. Until next time, my friend.'
Over the past four years, Cabbie, whose birth name was Lee Anthony Mroszak, had dealt with a rare nerve disorder ... which posed a risk of paralysis,' according to the industry site Radio Ink.
After getting his start with jobs in his native Minnesota, Cabbie began appearing regularly on Stern's top-rated syndicated radio program in the early 2000s.
Cabbie's profile grew with Stern and his audience amid his brash way with words, and candor about his unique life experiences, which included being adopted and serving in the military.
He provided a passionate firsthand accounting of the events occurring in New York City during Stern's live broadcast on September 11, 2001.
In May of 2002, he took part in a boxing match against then-Stern Show personality 'Stuttering' John Melendez in a showdown dubbed '"The Flunkie vs The Junkie' in Atlantic City.
On Sunday, Cabbie's former broadcasting partner Cane Peterson took to Facebook with a subsequent
