The music stopped suddenly: the radio presenter (55) died during the live broadcast
Created: 10/26/2022 5:29 am
By: Michelle Brey
Radio presenter Tim Gough died while on his own show.
© IMAGO/Addictive Stock/GenX Radio Suffolk Facebook screenshot
A British radio station had to deliver sad news to its listeners.
A presenter died during his morning show.
Suffolk/Munich – Radio presenter Tim Gough presented his breakfast show live for
GenX Radio Suffolk
on Monday morning (October 24) .
A short time later, the radio station had to deliver the sad news of his death to his listeners and followers on social media.
The music suddenly stopped: British radio presenter Tim Gough died
According to a radio station press release, Gough died at 7:50 a.m.
The BBC reported that the music suddenly stopped before returning to the radio a few minutes later.
"It is with a heavy heart that I have to inform you that our dear friend and breakfast presenter Tim Gough passed away this morning while hosting his program," the broadcaster wrote on Facebook.
It continued: “Our love goes out to his family, his son, his sister, his brother and his mother.
Tim did what he loved.
He was 55 years old.
Rest in peace."
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In the press release, James Hazell, managing director of
GenX Radio Suffolk
, commented on the radio host's death.
Tim Gough has been in the radio industry since the 1980s.
After retiring from the business, he came back for the radio station to "be fully committed to our project from the start of bringing commercial local radio back to his beloved Suffolk".
“Knowing Tim personally, as I did very closely for over 30 years, meant knowing a warm, caring and fun guy who I and my family loved dearly.
We are heartbroken by this news, ”Hazell found emotional words.
Radio presenter dies during live broadcast: cause of death unknown
Former companions also mourn the 55-year-old.
Stephan Forster, Gough's former colleague at Radio Orwell, told the BBC: "I'm so sad to hear of his sudden death." Suffolk has lost "one of the nicest guys".
Virgin Radio UK presenter Amy Voce said: "He was my first boss on radio at Leicester Sound when I was 18 and he was so wonderful." The cause of death was initially unclear.
The BBC assumes a heart attack.
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