David Letterman’s Late Show sidekick Alan Kalter dead at 78

By Matthew Miller

Published October 5, 2021 2:39am ET

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David Letterman’s Late Show sidekick Alan Kalter dead at 78 — Alan Kalter attends the Museum Of The Moving Image 28th Annual Salute Honoring Kevin Spacey on April 9, 2014 in New York City.

Museum of the Moving Image 28th Annual Salute Honoring Kevin Spacey - Arrivals — Alan Kalter attends the Museum Of The Moving Image 28th Annual Salute Honoring Kevin Spacey on April 9, 2014 in New York City.

Alan Kalter, David Letterman’s announcer on the Late Show, died Monday at the age of 78.

Kalter’s wife Peggy confirmed he died at Stamford Hospital in Connecticut to the Hollywood Reporter Monday evening.

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