Former Black & Gold writer Kenny Wilkerson passes away
 

Sports radio broadcaster and blogger Kenny Wilkerson, who spent more than a decade covering the New Orleans Saints for WWL Radio and BlackAndGold.net as beat writer for the Saints died Saturday.

Colleagues said Wilkerson died after battling cancer.

A New Orleans native, Wilkerson spent 17 years at WWL Radio, as a sports reporter and host, as well as a sideline reporter during Saints Radio Network broadcasts of New Orleans Saints football games.

He co-hosted the station’s daily “Sports Talk” program with New Orleans sports icon Buddy Diliberto up until his death in 2005, and later co-hosted the program alongside former Saints quarterback Bobby Hebert. Hebert continues as host of the afternoon program with Deke Bellavia.

Local sports broadcaster Kenny Wilkerson dies | wwltv.com New Orleans

Re: Former Black & Gold writer Kenny Wilkerson passes away
 

RIP, Kenny.

Re: Former Black & Gold writer Kenny Wilkerson passes away
 

RIP

Re: Former Black & Gold writer Kenny Wilkerson passes away
 

This is very sad, RIP Kenny...

Re: Former Black & Gold writer Kenny Wilkerson passes away
 

RIP Sir

Re: Former Black & Gold writer Kenny Wilkerson passes away
 

Very sad. RIP Kenny, thanks for your writing and service to Saints fans.

Re: Former Black & Gold writer Kenny Wilkerson passes away
 

:(

Re: Former Black & Gold writer Kenny Wilkerson passes away
 

Thoughts and prayers to his family. I use to like it when he would kind heartedly mess with Buddy. It would put a smile on my face when there wasn't much to smile about concerning Saints football.

Re: Former Black & Gold writer Kenny Wilkerson passes away
 

Wow. So very sad to read this news. RIP Kenny.

Re: Former Black & Gold writer Kenny Wilkerson passes away
 

A lot of the old timers are starting to slip away. All the originals are old men now. When I think about all the hard core fans I knew who never got to see the Saints win it all....

Man, feeling old.

Re: Former Black & Gold writer Kenny Wilkerson passes away
 

really liked kennys vibe, he was a fan also. rest peacefully kenny.

Re: Former Black & Gold writer Kenny Wilkerson passes away
 

Rip Kenny. You lived to see the Saints win a superbowl and I know you and Buddy D will see us win another this year from the heaven's.

Re: Former Black & Gold writer Kenny Wilkerson passes away
 

Thanks for being there for us when things were bad. RIP!

Re: Former Black & Gold writer Kenny Wilkerson passes away
 

RIP!

Re: Former Black & Gold writer Kenny Wilkerson passes away
 

Thank You Kenny and I hope you get to look in from the best seats in the Dome with JoeSam...

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Re: Former Black & Gold writer Kenny Wilkerson passes away
 

Oh my God, Sad news R.I.P. Kenny.

Re: Former Black & Gold writer Kenny Wilkerson passes away
 

The reason why so many turned on Mora was not just his arrogance, but his lack of appreciation for fans and their investment in the team...

Even if Coach Payton hadn't won the Superbowl, he'd still be on the Saints Mt. Rushmore...

Kenny Wilkerson understood this difference and I appreciated Kenny Wilkerson's courage in asking the questions that fans wanted to know and taking the public ridicule from the coaches and players for asking those questions...

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Kenny a better place you geaux to watch the next game.

Re: Former Black & Gold writer Kenny Wilkerson passes away
 

I enjoyed his work. He was a good broadcaster, and told a good story.
Im feelin ya, Boutte. We're at that age where everyone we know starts dying.
Im glad to have other guys here who remember, and even more glad to have
guys here who remember what Im too young to remember.

Re: Former Black & Gold writer Kenny Wilkerson passes away
 

Sad news, indeed.