Joey Boots, Howard Stern 'Wack Packer,' Dead At 49

Famed Howard Stern Wack Packer Joey Boots was found dead at his Bronx apartment building, TMZ reported Friday. He was 49.According to the outlet, fellow Wack Pack member High Pitch Erik and a building managerdiscovered Boots body on-air, when they were searching for the radio personality after he failed to show up for an appearance on a podcast. Erik says Boots was found slumped over in a chair and he was ice cold without a pulse.Medics were called and reportedly pronounced Boots dead at the scene, TMZ said. A cause of death is not yet known.Boots was well-known for shouting Baba Booey on The Howard Stern Show.Friends and fans took to social media to express their sadness over Boots death:.@JoeyBoots wasn't a Wack Packer to me... he was a genuine friend. I'm gonna miss you like hell, buddy. pic.twitter.com/iXmYSdrfC3 Memet Walker (@memetwalker) December 24, 2016 R.I.P. @JoeyBoots I'm saddened by the news and the way it played out. We genuinely loved the guy and he was part of our dysfunctional family pic.twitter.com/2xVWcf25nd Podtrash (@podtrashnetwork) December 24, 2016 R.I.P. Joey Boots pic.twitter.com/n9RHP4Hfk1 Beetlejuice Green (@Beetlepimp) December 24, 2016 He was a true Stern Show soldier. R.I.P. @JoeyBoots https://t.co/cYufqbjiw3 JD Harmeyer (@jdharm) December 24, 2016 Rest In Peace!! @JoeyBoots ronnie mund (@rmlimodriver69) December 24, 2016 So sorry to hear about the passing of Joey boots#RIPBOOTS jeffthedrunk1 (@JefftheDrunk1) December 24, 2016 function onPlayerReadyVidible(e){'undefined'!=typeof HPTrack&&HPTrack.Vid.Vidible_track(e)}!function(e,i){if(e.vdb_Player){if('object'==typeof commercial_video){var a='',o='m.fwsitesection='+commercial_video.site_and_category;if(a+=o,commercial_video['package']){var c='&m.fwkeyvalues=sponsorship%3D'+commercial_video['package'];a+=c}e.setAttribute('vdb_params',a)}i(e.vdb_Player)}else{var t=arguments.callee;setTimeout(function(){t(e,i)},0)}}(document.getElementById('vidible_1'),onPlayerReadyVidible); -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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