Veteran syndicated CHR morning host Peter ‘Kane’ Deibler passed away on Friday, March 6th at the age of 43 after a long illness at the Shady Grove Adventist Medical Center in suburban Maryland.

After starting as an intern while in high school at “KC 101” WKCI New Haven CT, Kane began his on-air career at Syracuse University’s student-run CHR “Z89” WJPZ Syracuse NY. He would work in his native Danbury CT as ‘Sean Kelly’ at “98Q” WDAQ and then hosted late nights at crosstown CHR “Hot 107.9” WWHT. He joined 93.3 WFLZ Tampa in 1998 as evening host and would soon track “The Extreme Show” to multiple markets. Deibler moved to Washington DC in 2000 to serve as Program Director for XM Satellite Radio’s KissXM, 20 on 20 and 90s On 9, the latter of which he also hosted afternoons. Kane would also begin hosting the Sunday night edition of Open House Party in 2003. He would move back to WFLZ in 2004, this time as Program Director/afternoon host.

Kane would return to Washington in October 2006 to anchor The Kane Show in mornings on “Hot 99.5” WIHT WAshington while continuing to do a separate afternoon show for Tampa until WFLZ picked up the morning show in 2012. The Kane Show would be heard in other markets including Baltimore, Harrisburg, Louisville and Memphis via Premiere Networks and the Sunday Night “Club Kane” show would be heard on nearly 100 stations until iHeart cancelled both shows abruptly in April 2020.

In a statement released by his representatives, Deibler was described as leading one of the Washington area’s most-listened-to morning radio programs, playing the latest hits and popular segments. “Kane routinely discussed being a father to his two daughters, Sam and Sophie, endearing him to his many listeners. Although co-hosts came and went, Kane remained a constant, comforting voice for thousands of people driving to work, dropping the kids off at school and running errands.”