Kiki Shepard Dies: ‘Showtime at the Apollo’ Co-host Was 74

MIAMI - AUGUST 8: Kiki Shepard presents an award during the Billboard R&B/Hip Hop Conference Award ceremony at the Jackie Gleason Theater on August 8, 2003 in Miami Beach, Florida.
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Kiki Shepard, the co-host of the long-running variety show, Showtime at the Apollo, is dead at 74.

On Monday, March 16, Shepard’s rep, LaShirl Smith, confirmed her death to TMZ. She died unexpectedly in Los Angeles that day after suffering a heart attack.