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JOHN BERGER / FEB. 2015
Kirk Matthews
Longtime Honolulu TV news anchor and reporter Kirk Matthews, who had been diagnosed with lung cancer, died today at his Honolulu home.
Matthews, 69, was hired at KHON2 in the summer of 1987, and retired in 2014, KHON2 reports. He had a successful career in radio and television in Oregon and came to Hawaii in 1983.
He is remembered as a talented professional TV newsman, but also as someone who was a nice, funny guy, who was well-liked by audiences, colleagues and friends.
Matthew is survived by wife, Linda Coble, also a former TV news anchor and reporter.
Condolences go out to the family. I really liked Kirk. He was the man at the time.
Class act who will be deeply missed. We love you Uncle Kirk.
Heartfelt condolences to Linda Coble and family!
There passes a good man. Aloha ‘oe, Peace to you and your beautiful ohana Kirk.
Yes, class act.
One of the best reporters. May God Bless.
Kirk Matthews was a man of uncommon integrity. This a great loss for Hawaii and a world that needs men like him now more than ever.
Deepest condolences to his family.
Rest in peace.
Great reporter and a better human being. I’ll miss you Kirk.
Likeable.
Rest in peace Uncle Kirk, we learned so much from you. Mahalo.
Rest In Peace Kirk.
My condolences to his family. We lost my dad to lung cancer this past holiday season.
Oh Linda I am so sorry. so so sorry. hugs from all of our Ohana to you.
So sad to read this news. Rest in Peace, Kirk. Always enjoyed your commentary and presence on the airways.
Lung cancer, so sad. 69 so young. I can still hear your voice in my head. Easy to listen to.
I’ll miss him
My deepest ALOHA to his ohana.
Take care of each other.
69 … way too young … RIP
So sorry. Condolences to the family
Worked in television for nearly 30 years. I can honestly say he was the finest human being I ever worked with. A man many looked up to and respected due to his humility and kindness and dedication to his craft. He made us all better. I am honored to call you a friend Kirk. Condolences to Linda and his family.
Shocked. God Bless him and his family.
One of the classiest guys in the business. And in real life. Our aloha to his family and friends.
It seemed to happened so quickly, he will be terribly missed.
I was just thinking about him the other day. Uncle Kirk was the best reporter and I enjoyed watching him everyday he was on the air. Such a good man who will be missed by a lot of people. Rest in peace and condolences to Linda, family and friends. <3
I always enjoyed Kirk’s wry sense of humor. He was one of my favorite TV personalities. Rest in peace.
You are missed Uncle Kirk! Grew up watching him on tv for so many years.
At the end of his show, Kirk would always say “Take care of each other.” I miss him saying that. RIP, Kirk.
One of the best….
Aloha to Linda and all who loved Kirk. I sure liked him. A hui hou.
you will be missed dearly. Rest in Paradise Uncle Kirk
Aloha, Kirk. We miss you already. Your humanity and decency was always apparent in your broadcasts. Condolences to your family and friends.
Such a great guy (first) and excellent newscaster. He always poked fun at himself, and was a pleasure to watch this pro at work. Glad he had Linda at his side as he lifted himself from some past personal troubles. Kirk’s legacy dwarfs all the cookie cutter look-at-me-me-me news people on TV now. You know who you are, take a lesson from this news legend.
My condolences to Linda and the Matthews ohana. I had the pleasure of working with Kirk at KHON years ago. Kirk never felt he was a star, or celbrity, just because he was reporting or anchoring, and the stories he reported on were always genuine, and showed his love for Hawaii and its people. He always treated everyone with dignity and respect, a rare quality for anyone in the industry to possess. You will be missed, but I know that those that knew you as family, friend, co-worker, or acquaintance feel the same way. God Bless and Rest In Peace.