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In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2022
The vigor broadcasting satellite is mourning the nonaccomplishment of a veteran.
British vigor big Tim Gough died Oct. 24 astatine property 55 portion connected aerial during his greeting meal show. According to a news release from GenX Radio Suffolk, Gough suffered a suspected bosom onslaught astatine 7:50 a.m. astatine his location successful Lackford, Suffolk.
"Tim was a hugely experienced and highly talented broadcaster with an service of fans for his daily show," the merchandise read. "He is simply a precise bittersweet nonaccomplishment to vigor and the region of Suffolk. The full GenX Radio household are shocked and devastated beyond words."
James Hazell, the Managing Director of GenX Radio Suffolk, described Gough arsenic an experienced broadcaster of implicit 4 decades and said the vigor presumption was "heart breached by the news" of his passing.
"To cognize Tim personally, arsenic I did precise intimately for implicit 30 years, was to cognize a warm, caring, amusive guy who myself and my household loved dearly," Hazell continued. "I cognize his household are enormously comforted by the hundreds of loving messages that person been received and person asked for privateness astatine this devastating time."
Hazell noted that Gough had travel retired of status to big the greeting vigor amusement and "bring section commercialized vigor backmost to his beloved Suffolk."
Former colleague Stephen Foster, who had known Gough since the mid-1980s astatine Radio Orwell, said the precocious host's "big personality" shined done connected aerial during the station's Saturday day sports show, according to the BBC.
Foster told the outlet, "I'm truthful bittersweet to perceive of his abrupt decease which has robbed Suffolk of 1 of its nicest guys."
Gough, who went to enactment astatine assorted stations successful the United Kingdom specified arsenic Smooth Radio Nottingham and Leicester Sound, took clip to mentor others opening successful the industry.
BBC Radio's Gaynor Marshall told the BBC, "When I was astatine Smooth Radio Nottingham helium took maine nether his wing." Calling the nonaccomplishment an "awful shock," Marshall added that helium was a "super caring and each circular beauteous man."
Gough is survived by his mother, brother, sister and son.
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