Longtime Co-Host of Showtime at The Apollo, Kiki Shepard has passed away.

Kiki Shepard BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - MAY 18: Kiki Shepard attends Los Angeles Urban League's Whitney M Young, Jr. Awards Dinner on May 18, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. She died on March 16 at the age of 74. (Photo by Jarrod Williams/Getty Images) (Jarrod Williams/Getty Images)

March 17, 2026 at 4:53 p.m. UTC

By Rob O' Snap and Rickey Smiley Morning Show

Apollo Co-Host Kiki Shepard, recently passed away at the age of 74. Reports are saying it was due to having a heart attack

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