# RIP Donnie Baker (Ron Sexton)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-donnie-baker-ron-sexton/987389>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 22, 2023, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-donnie-baker-ron-sexton/987389 "2023-07-22T16:50:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2023, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-donnie-baker-ron-sexton/987389/1 "2023-07-22T16:50:05Z")

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Heart attack, I believe. Sad. Swear to God. 😢

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-donnie-baker-ron-sexton/987389/2 "2023-07-22T16:54:47Z")

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Radio personality Ron Sexton, known for Donnie Baker role, dies

> **[Radio personality Ron Sexton, known for Donnie Baker role, dies](https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/radio-personality-ron-sexton-donnie-baker-dies/531-07d2f761-7749-4654-a495-b41958ba2675)**
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> Sexton's family announced his passing Saturday morning on social media.

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**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-donnie-baker-ron-sexton/987389/3 "2023-07-22T17:14:33Z")

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I went to university with Ron. He had such a radio voice even then. “Ya got great pipes, Ron!”

Sad to hear of this.