David Moulton, a respected Southwest Florida sports broadcaster whose career spanned radio, television and major football broadcasts, has died at 59 after a six-year battle with cancer.
Moulton died on Saturday, October 24, 2026, while receiving hospice care at the Douglas Center for Caring, his wife, Julie, announced. He had been diagnosed with stage 4 renal cell cancer, which later spread to his bones. His death prompted tributes from colleagues, listeners and prominent figures across sports broadcasting.
David Moulton’s Cause of Death
According to his wife’s statement, Moulton died after living with advanced renal cell cancer for six years. Renal cell cancer is the most common form of kidney cancer. Julie said the disease had spread to his bones two years before his death and that he continued to pursue treatment.
In her announcement, she expressed profound grief while thanking those who had supported the family. She remembered her husband as someone who loved life and valued the people around him.
Moulton’s death followed a period of declining health. In August, he took a leave of absence from his radio programme as his condition worsened.
A Career Across Radio and Television
Moulton built a long career in sports journalism after arriving in the Fort Myers area in the late 1990s as a sports anchor at ABC-7.
He later became a familiar voice to Southwest Florida audiences through Miller and Moulton, the sports talk programme he launched with Mark Miller in 2006. Their partnership continued across multiple platforms for two decades, building a following through sports analysis, interviews and discussion of major sporting events.
Beyond local radio, Moulton worked as a broadcast spotter for NFL games alongside commentators Joe Buck and Troy Aikman on Fox coverage. He also supported CBS college football broadcasts with Gary Danielson and worked with SiriusXM sports radio. He served as the radio voice of Florida Gulf Coast University athletics and wrote columns for the Naples Daily News and The News-Press from 2007 to 2018.
Colleagues Remember a Trusted Friend
Tributes highlighted Moulton’s professionalism and the relationships he developed throughout his career. Aikman described him as a loyal and dependable colleague, recalling how their working relationship grew into a valued friendship.
For listeners in Southwest Florida, Moulton was more than a broadcaster. His voice and analysis became part of the region’s sports conversation for years.
A Lasting Legacy
Moulton leaves behind his wife, Julie, and daughter, Melissa, along with family, friends and colleagues mourning his loss. His career helped connect local audiences with sports at both the community and national levels.
His legacy will endure through the broadcasts he helped shape, the partnerships he built and the listeners who welcomed his voice into their daily lives.