Overview
- The show's social media confirmed the death on Wednesday, calling Cesak “a radio icon known to millions.”
- A Maryland native and University of Maryland theater graduate, he worked in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Minneapolis and Detroit, where he met future co-host Jeff Detrow.
- The Jeff & Jer Showgram aired in San Diego for 27 years starting in 1988, anchoring community promotions, charity concerts and Belmont Park stunts.
- Cesak retired from broadcasting in 2015, and he and Detrow were inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2016.
- He was a dedicated animal-welfare advocate with board roles at the Humane Society of the United States and Rancho Coastal Humane Society, and he is survived by his wife, Pam.