Matt Siegel, host of the long-running Boston morning radio show "Matty in the Morning" on Kiss 108, announced his retirement on air Tuesday morning after over four decades on the air. Show
"This past year has been a little bit rough for me -- brain surgery, broken foot, I started getting a little grumpy on the radio, which I hate," Siegel said. "All I want to do is make people laugh. I got off target, I guess you would say." "My wife and kids talked with me over the last seeral weeks and helped me come to a decision," he added. "As of now, I am retired. I'm leaving Kiss 108 and starting my new life as a mediocre golfer." The announcement was made shortly after 8 a.m. Kiss 108's Matty Siegel shares what it has been like working in radio for 40 years. Siegel, 72, had been absent from the show since April 19. "It's time, it's time," he said Tuesday. "It's been such a glorious run." "I love you guys more than words can express," Siegel said, thanking his fans. "I'll miss you all terribly." About a year ago, the popular radio host threatened to quit after he said he was told by station management to stop talking about musician Demi Lovato's announcement that they identify as non-binary. But he wound up returning to the show a day later. "I did say that I was going to quit," Siegel said on air Thursday morning. "The company reached out to me and said, 'Please don't. We support you and we will not be stopping you from saying what you want to say.' So I said, 'OK.'" He later told NBC10 Boston he would remain with the station he has been with for four decades. He said he'd return out of an "obligation to my team," and addressed what happened on his show on Thursday morning. "Sorry to disappoint those of you who are excited that I was leaving, but I'm still here," Siegel said. "And that's it. It's going to be good and I don't want to talk about anymore." More stories about the 'Matty in the Morning' show
Matt Siegel, the longtime host of Kiss 108’s “Matty in the Morning” show and a giant of Boston talk radio, is calling it a career. Siegel, 72, announced on Tuesday’s “Matty in the Morning” that he would be leaving the show after 41 years. “My great wife and my great kids talked with me over the last several weeks and helped me come to a decision,” Siegel said. “And the decision is this: As of now I am retired, leaving Kiss 108 and starting my new life as a mediocre golfer.” Siegel debuted on Kiss 108’s morning show in January 1981. He was inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcast Hall of Fame in 2012. Following the announcement, longtime “Matty in the Morning” co-host Billy Costa, who stated that he will be taking over as the show’s main host, tried to put Siegel’s career in perspective. “What he’s done for Boston radio, New England radio, and all of you guys is unprecedented,” Costa said. “Forty-one years, but he also ruled the airwaves. For 41 years. That’s impossible to do in this industry. What he did was create more than a number one radio show and award-winning radio show. He created an institution.” The announcement came after an unexplained absence from the show by Siegel and co-host Lisa Donovan. Neither had appeared on-air since April 19. Donovan did not participate in Siegel’s farewell show, with Costa later saying that she had been attending to her sick mother in South Carolina. “We love Lisa Donovan, we wish her well,” Costa said. “We hope everything goes well, and she gets back to us as soon as she possibly can.” Last year was a “rough” year for Siegel, by his own admission. There were highs, like a 40th anniversary show in January that featured tributes from Billie Eilish, Gwen Stefani, David Ortiz, and Ryan Seacrest. Then there were lows, like when Siegel walked off the show and threatened to quit after claiming station management told him to tone down his commentary on pop star Demi Lovato, who had come out as non-binary. The same week, Siegel angrily upbraided co-host Rebekah “Bex” Maroun on air; she announced her departure less than a month later. “I got brain surgery, I had a broken foot. I started getting a little grumpy on the radio, which I hate,” Siegel said on Tuesday. “Because all I want to do is make people laugh. That’s my job just to make people laugh. And I got off-target.” No one made note of those incidents on Tuesday’s goodbye, with the show’s hosts instead focusing on the positives of Siegel’s 41-year career. Siegel closed his announcement with a message to the listeners who consistently made “Matty in the Morning” the top-rated radio show in Boston. “I love you guys, more than words can express,” Siegel said. “I’ll miss you terribly. This is really bittersweet. [But] I agree with my family that it is time to walk away.” Newsletter SignupStay up to date on all the latest news from Boston.com ConversationThis discussion has ended. Please join elsewhere on Boston.com
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Why is Matty in the Morning leaving?“My great wife and my great kids talked with me over the last several weeks and helped me come to a decision,” Siegel said. “And the decision is this: As of now I am retired, leaving Kiss 108 and starting my new life as a mediocre golfer.” Siegel debuted on Kiss 108's morning show in January 1981.
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