Former Denver sports anchor Les Shapiro has passed away.

We are sad to pass along the news today that former CBS4 sports anchor Les Shapiro has passed away after a long battle with lung cancer.  He passed away this morning with his family around him, he was in hospice care for less than a week. 

 He worked at CBS4 for 15 years, before moving on to radio and FOX31.  

I remember him watching his sports reporting when I was growing up...  He will be missed!

Les Shapiro was 65 years old.  

 Les Shapiro 2021--from Westword via Les's Twitter account. 

 

Here is the full article and some pictures from KCNC TV, including some pictures from the former Rocky Mountain News.. 

https://denver.cbslocal.com/2022/01/29/les-shapiro-cbs4-sports/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%20Manual&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0SeHEQiLes_9rfD-xrV1krhDINGhDgQV41kSnva4kG1xB28jHGeUQZrYM

A Former Denver sports anchor has entered hospice care.

According to reports, former KCNC Sports director Les Shapiro has entered hospice care after a long battle with cancer.  

Les Shapiro was on KCNC from the early 1990s to the early 2000s, I remember watching him when I was younger on KCNC when it was an NBC O&O.    

After CBS4 he hosted a long running sports talk radio show here in Denver on ESPN Radio and later at Mile High Sports Radio called 'The Score'.  He also had a gig over at KDVR for broncos coverage for a time.  

He is currently living in Arizona, and according to KCNC-TV he doesn't have much time left.  

We send our thoughts & prayers to Les and his family during this time.    

 

Just a note to clarify:  Mile High Sports Radio is *Formerly KDCO-FM* (It is now heard on station: 98.1FM---K251CV Denver)

Here is the article about Les from Westword: https://www.westword.com/news/les-shapiro-hospice-denver-tv-radio-tributes-13306027 

And the news report from KCNC TV: https://denver.cbslocal.com/video/6191560-former-cbs4-sportscaster-les-shapiro-enters-hospice-care/

  Les Shapiro 2021--from Westword via Les's Twitter account.

 

Since we are discussing Les's career in broadcasting here in Denver lets throw in some old school logos & present logos just for the heck of it....   

   

(KCNC Logo--1992-1995  NBC Universal, LLC )

 

   

(KCNC Logo---Present, CBS Television Stations, Inc)