Townsquare Media said the longtime KFYO host and Lubbock radio figure died peacefully in his sleep on Thursday morning.
Hasty joined Lubbock radio in 2003, fronted KFYO's morning show and moved The Chad Hasty Show to late afternoons in 2021.
The Texas Tech graduate is survived by his wife Jennifer and daughter Ava, and KFYO plans a 5pm tribute broadcast on Thursday.
How might Chad Hasty’s recent foster care advocacy influence Texas’s ongoing reforms and address the persistent placement challenges highlighted after his passing?
As Texas faces water and agricultural crises, how could the loss of influential voices like Hasty's impact public awareness and legislative momentum on these issues?
With high-profile failures in Texas’s foster care system, what new measures are being considered to prevent further tragedies and improve oversight of private contractors?