India, Oct. 30 -- Pierre Robert, the legendary host of Philadelphia's 93.3 WMMR radio, has died, the Beasley Media Group confirmed on Wednesday. He was 70 years old. The group added that Robert was found dead in his home. The exact circumstances of his passing are not known yet. However, no foul play is suspected.

"Pierre's impact is immeasurable. I've never met a better and bigger music fan in my life, and when I tell you he had a profound love for music, for rock & roll, for presenting that music to people - it was all in his heart. He was just an open book about how much music meant to him and the people he shared it with," Preston Elliot and Steve Morrison, hosts of WMMR's Preston and Steve, said.

"Robert hosted the midday show with...