Phil Valentine, the Nashville-based radio talk show host known for his skepticism of Covid-19 vaccines, has died following a battle with the virus.
He was 61.His station, SuperTalk 99.7 WTN, confirmed the news in a statement posted to Twitter on Saturday afternoon. “We are saddened to report that our host and friend Phil Valentine has passed away,” a spokesperson wrote. “Please keep the Valentine family in your thoughts and prayers.”Valentine first announced that he’d contracted Covid in a Facebook post published on July 11. “Yes, the rumors are true.
I have COVID. Unfortunately for the haters out there, it looks like I’m going to make it,” he wrote. “Interesting experience.
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