It’s with great sadness that we report that Dan Fagan, legendary longtime journalist and radio host in Alaska and Louisiana, has passed after a few months of heart-related issues.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
Update: KVNT has set up a message line at 907-802-8812 so that Dan Fagan’s friends and admirers can leave message, share memories, or make tributes to Dan, and the messages will be shared with his family.
The family said that they know he was loved in Alaska, but they are asking for privacy and will hold a private service for the family.
Fagan wrote columns at Must Read Alaska in recent years and was the host of a radio show for KVNT, and before that he hosted a show for 650 KENI. He was a reporter for many years for Channel 2, and he wrote columns for the New Orleans Times Picayune News, NOLA.com, and the Advocate, Louisiana newspapers. He was the originator of The Alaska Standard news blog.
He moved back to New Orleans a few years ago from Anchorage to be closer to his aging mother and care for her in her final years. After her death, he moved to Biloxi, Miss., where, after an 18-month break from broadcasting he returned to radio, broadcasting his show from his home to the KVNT audience in Southcentral Alaska.
He could leave Alaska, but Alaska would never leave him.
He had been struggling with health issues in recent weeks and told this writer that his heart was going out on him but he was not afraid of dying because he knew where he would end up.
“He was a man of strong faith, his whole family was that way,” said Charisse Millett, a close friend in Anchorage.
Fagan was born May 12, 1960 and grew up in Metairie, Louisiana, which is in the New Orleans metropolitan area.
He died in his sleep over the weekend.
A good friend.
God rest his soul.
Godspeed
I was saddened to hear about Dan Fagan’s passing. I loved listening to him every morning for many years. He spread the word to so many. He will be missed. RIP Dan.
Dan Fagan will be sorely missed by all Alaskans. He was one of the great journalists and investigative reporters. I always respected his ability to dig deeply to get into the root causes of a problem. He was a friend and fellow freedom lover. God has a good one in heaven.
RIP
Thank you for everything!
RIP Dan thank you for all you did while you were here with us! Prayers to his family.
A Dieu.
Enjoyed his company. We’ll miss him.
Dam that is sad news. God bless him and condolences to friends and family.
I didn’t always agree with him but one thing was for sure- his heart was 100% into what was best for the people of Alaska.
Rest in Peace, friend. All of MRAK salutes you for your fantastic articles and courage.
Big Pharma’s Covid shot permanently damaged his heart. Very sad!
High enough vitamin D levels was the easy solution, but Big Pharma, Big Media and Big Tech censored the truth because of “$vaccine hesitancy$.”
I heard Dan tell his jab injury story many times. He was just trying to help his elderly mother not get sick, and assure her, so he took the shot.
This is just HORRIBLE! People should be in jail for this. Doctors should lose their licenses. But we don’t even get an apology. And Biden pardoned Fauci.
The love of money, and maybe something even more sinister is part of what’s destroying America. Many people in Anchorage work for big Pharma. Many are complicit.
Conmen like Fauci and Zink fooled a lot of people.
We need to tell the truth about what really happened so many people wake up!!
He will be missed.
He will be missed! Rip❤️