Former Black & Gold writer Kenny Wilkerson passes away

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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

SmashMouth · 07-01-2013, 05:27 PM

RIP, Kenny.

papz · 07-01-2013, 05:43 PM

RIP

73Saint · 07-01-2013, 05:54 PM

This is very sad, RIP Kenny...

UK_WhoDat · 07-01-2013, 06:00 PM

RIP Sir

neugey · 07-01-2013, 06:47 PM

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

westbankdaze · 07-01-2013, 09:49 PM

Beastmode · 07-01-2013, 10:22 PM

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.

saintfan · 07-01-2013, 10:40 PM

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

Boutte · 07-01-2013, 11:04 PM

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.

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Threaded by Halo Site Donor MONTHLY Join Date: May 2002 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 20,849 Blog Entries: 45 Rating: (0 votes - average) 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 Attached Thumbnails
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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,437 Blog Entries: 29	Re: Former Black & Gold writer Kenny Wilkerson passes away RIP, Kenny. Ashley likes this.

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neugey Hu Dat! Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 6,811 Blog Entries: 13	Re: Former Black & Gold writer Kenny Wilkerson passes away Very sad. RIP Kenny, thanks for your writing and service to Saints fans.

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Beastmode 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 9,126	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.
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Boutte Site Donor Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belle Chasse Posts: 1,701	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. pumpkindriver and skymike like this.

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