# Troy Aikman honors David Moulton, longtime broadcast spotter who died at 59

Moulton, a Southwest Florida sports radio voice and behind-the-scenes partner to NFL and college football announcers, died Saturday after a prolonged cancer illness.

By The Signal Edition | Sports / Sports Media
Published: 2026-10-27T05:29:00Z
Updated: 2026-10-27T05:29:00Z
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## Summary
- David Moulton died Saturday, Oct. 24, at 59, according to his former ABC7 station and family announcement reported by The News-Press.
- Troy Aikman paid tribute to the spotter who had worked beside him in the NFL broadcast booth since 2018.
- Moulton co-hosted Miller and Moulton in Southwest Florida and also worked with Gary Danielson on CBS college football coverage.

## A familiar voice and an unseen presence in the booth

David Moulton, the longtime Southwest Florida sports broadcaster who helped Troy Aikman and other football analysts track the action from the television booth, died Saturday, Oct. 24, at age 59. His former station ABC7 reported the death, and The Fort Myers News-Press reported that his family said he died in hospice care after a six-year fight with stage four renal cell cancer. Aikman paid tribute to his colleague as the news spread through the broadcasting community. [1](https://www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/david-moulton-dies-ft-myers/74242330) [2](https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/longtime-sw-florida-sports-broadcaster-145356560.html) [3](https://awfulannouncing.com/nfl/troy-aikman-mourns-spotter-david-moulton.html)

Aikman called Moulton his right-hand man in the booth since 2018 and described a working relationship that became a close friendship, according to sports-media publication Awful Announcing, which carried Aikman's public tribute. Joe Buck and Aikman had also acknowledged Moulton during an ESPN Monday Night Football broadcast the previous week. Their on-air remembrance and the later tributes brought attention to a production role that is usually invisible to viewers. [3](https://awfulannouncing.com/nfl/troy-aikman-mourns-spotter-david-moulton.html)

## From Southwest Florida radio to national football broadcasts

Moulton arrived in the Fort Myers area as a sports anchor in the late 1990s, ABC7 reported. He became widely known locally for the Miller and Moulton radio show, launched with Mark Miller in 2006. The show's own website describes their move from afternoon radio to mornings in 2017 and a broader syndicated program in 2021. He stepped away from the show during the summer as his health worsened, according to Awful Announcing. [1](https://www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/david-moulton-dies-ft-myers/74242330) [3](https://awfulannouncing.com/nfl/troy-aikman-mourns-spotter-david-moulton.html) [4](https://millerandmoulton.com/)

His national work was as a spotter and researcher: he watched the field, tracked personnel and situations, and passed information to commentators during games. The News-Press reported that he worked Fox NFL telecasts involving Buck and Aikman, CBS college football broadcasts with Gary Danielson, and SiriusXM sports programs. ABC7 also recalled his work as a voice of Florida Gulf Coast University athletics. The station said he had been its sports director before his radio and network roles expanded. [1](https://www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/david-moulton-dies-ft-myers/74242330) [2](https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/longtime-sw-florida-sports-broadcaster-145356560.html)

Awful Announcing traced Moulton's work with Danielson to a 2006 CBS tryout after Danielson heard his radio analysis. It reported that Moulton later joined Aikman's Fox booth in 2018 and supplied information through a headset as well as from beside him. These details help explain why a colleague who was rarely on camera became central to the preparation and rhythm of major football broadcasts. [3](https://awfulannouncing.com/nfl/troy-aikman-mourns-spotter-david-moulton.html)

## Tributes to a colleague

ABC7, where Moulton had worked, remembered his long career across local and national sports media and offered condolences. The News-Press, where he had also written columns, reported the family's account of his illness. His Miller and Moulton program continued to display tributes from listeners and colleagues, reflecting the two sides of a career that reached both a regional radio audience and national television booths. [1](https://www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/david-moulton-dies-ft-myers/74242330) [2](https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/longtime-sw-florida-sports-broadcaster-145356560.html) [4](https://millerandmoulton.com/)

## Reporting sources
1. [ABC7 / Gulf Coast News: Former ABC7 Sports Director and Radio Host David Moulton passes away at 59](https://www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/david-moulton-dies-ft-myers/74242330) (2026-10-25)
2. [The News-Press via Yahoo Sports: Longtime SW Florida sports broadcaster David Moulton dies from cancer](https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/longtime-sw-florida-sports-broadcaster-145356560.html) (2026-10-25)
3. [Awful Announcing: Troy Aikman mourns longtime spotter David Moulton](https://awfulannouncing.com/nfl/troy-aikman-mourns-spotter-david-moulton.html) (2026-10-26)
4. [Miller and Moulton: Miller and Moulton — about the hosts and program](https://millerandmoulton.com/) (2026-10-26)