Comedian Ron Sexton, best known for voicing the character Donnie Baker on “The Bob & Tom Show,” died Friday. He was 52.
Sexton’s family announced his passing Saturday morning in a post on his official Facebook page. Details regarding Sexton’s cause of death were not shared.
“He was Donnie Baker to most of you, but Ron and Dad to us,” Sexton’s family wrote. “Please respect our privacy at this time and pray for our family.”
“The Bob & Tom Show” host Tom Griswold said in a Facebook post that Sexton died in Ohio on Friday while on tour with his stand-up comedy show.
“Ron was a much-loved colleague and friend, and we will miss him greatly,” Griswold wrote. “We send our sincerest condolences to his family and friends. He made many, many people happy during his more than 20 years with ‘The Bob & Tom Show,’ and we will remember him with love and gratitude.”
A native of Indianapolis, Sexton was a longtime comedy and baseball lover. During high school, he worked at his school’s radio station as a baseball commentator.
Sexton’s Donnie Baker character hit the airwaves in 2005 on “The Bob & Tom Show” with anecdotes about the boat he seemingly always had for sale and dropped frequent punchlines like “State law!” and “I swear to God” during his appearances. Sexton also voiced characters like Floyd the Trucker and Kenny Tarmac, in addition to his celebrity impressions.
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