( CNN ) -- David `` Kidd '' Kraddick , whose morning radio show aired in nearly 100 cities , has died . He was 53 . He died Saturday in New Orleans at a golf tournament to raise money for his Kidd 's Kids Charity , his management company said . What killed Kraddick was not immediately known . `` At the appropriate time , we will release more information about the cause of death , '' said Ladd Biro with Champion Management . `` He died doing what he loved , and his final day was spent selflessly focused on those special children that meant the world to him . '' Kraddick is the face behind the nationally successful `` Kidd Kraddick In The Morning '' show . He has been named America 's Best Radio Personality ' ; Radio and Records Major Market Personality of the Year ; and he won the prestigious Marconi Award for Radio Personality of the Year . Kraddick said his career as a disc jockey began in high school . `` We sponsored a big dance for the seniors but did n't have enough money to hire a DJ . So I snuck out my dad 's stereo and did it myself , '' he said . The name `` Kidd '' would n't come for several years though . He began his career in Miami . And as is common with radio personalities , he bounced around . Stints in Salt Lake City , Los Angeles and Tampa followed . It was in Tampa that a program director gave him the name `` Kidd . '' It stuck . His career really took off after he moved to Dallas when his morning drive time show went into syndication . Last week , Kraddick did a humorous segment on what he 'd say to his co-hosts in his `` final moments on Earth . '' `` When I die , you have permission to take a bunch of creepy pictures of my body , '' Kraddick said . `` I want to thank all of you guys for being at my deathbed today . I 'm going to miss you so much . '' Saturday 's golf tournament was for his non-profit Kidd 's Kids Charity , which raises money annually to send children with chronic and terminal illnesses -- and their families -- to spend five days at Walt Disney World . `` RIP Kidd Kraddick . You were an amazing man and a friend . You are already missed , '' tweeted entrepreneur and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban . CNN.com readers also shared their memories . `` Such a great guy . I 've listened to the show for years , '' commented Johnny MacNary . `` He was always raising money for Kidd 's Kids and giving things away . He really had a heart of gold . Mornings in Texas will never be the same . My thoughts are with his family , friends and colleagues tonight . He really made the world a better place . '' People we 've lost in 2013 : The lives they lived .
He was at a charity golf tournament in New York . His production company has not disclosed a cause of death . His show aired in nearly 100 countries . His show sends chronic and terminally ill children to Disney ##land .