Remembering Brittney Cason
• We were deeply saddened on Friday to learn of the untimely passing of air personality Brittney Cason, who died on Wednesday, Jan. 23 in Las Vegas. Cason had most recently co-hosted BS In The Morning on Lotus Active Rock KOMP92/Las Vegas from August 2014 until last fall.
As reported by The Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jordan Fish, a close friend of Cason’s since their high school days, posted a message Friday night that read, in part, “It is with deep sadness that our dear friend, Brittney Cason, passed away on Wednesday, January 23, 2019, mere hours shy of what would have been her 38th birthday. Her family and close friends want to thank all of you who have sent messages, made phone calls and expressed their deepest condolences over the past couple of days. They are greatly appreciated. We understand people have questions, but privacy is requested during this difficult time. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers as we all take time to heal.”
We initially told you about Cason back in 2011 when she landed her first radio gig — Cason had been very active in the Charlotte media market as a blogger and freelance columnist for The Charlotte Observer, and had also done TV reporting for ESPNU and NASCAR when she was noticed by CBS Radio and hired as the co-host of The O Show with Otis on WNKS (Kiss 95.1)/Charlotte.
Cason left KOMP last fall and had returned to her hometown of Harrisonburg, VA to temporarily stay with her parents. Cason’s final Twitter post was on Tuesday, Jan. 22 — a photo taken inside the terminal of McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. She was reportedly back in town to interview for a radio job and to celebrate her 38th birthday with friends. The KOMP website has posted a tribute to Cason.
