A longtime British radio host died of a suspected coronary heart assault on Monday, whereas presenting his day by day section on the air, his radio station introduced.
Tim Gough, 55, died early Monday morning whereas his present "Tim Gough at Breakfast" aired dwell, GenX Radio stated in a information launch. Gough was presenting the present from his residence in Suffolk, the county in east England the place he was born.
GenX Radio stated employees members are "shocked and devastated past phrases" over the lack of their colleague, whom the station described as "a vastly skilled and extremely proficient broadcaster with a military of followers for his day by day present."
James Hazell, the managing director of GenX Radio Suffolk who knew Gough all through his profession, praised the radio host.
"Tim has been on the radio because the 80s and had come out of radio retirement to totally contain himself in our mission type the start, to deliver native business radio again to his beloved Suffolk and was vastly excited for our DAB launch on the finish of the month," Hazell stated in an announcement.
"To know Tim personally, as I did very carefully for over 30 years, was to know a heat, caring, enjoyable man who myself and my household beloved dearly. We're heartbroken by the information," the assertion continued. "I do know his household are enormously comforted by the a whole lot of loving messages which were acquired and have requested for privateness at this devastating time."
GenX Radio Suffolk additionally honored Gough's legacy and shared its condolences to his household in a social media message posted on Monday.
"It's with the heaviest of hearts that I've to tell you, our expensive pal and breakfast host Tim Gough handed away this morning while presenting his program," the station tweeted. "Our like to his household, son, sister, brother and mum. Tim was doing what he beloved."
Gough began his profession in radio greater than three many years in the past, in line with a biography posted on the GenX web site. He labored at a number of native stations within the U.Ok., together with Radio Orwell, Saxon Radio and SGR-FM, and appeared on the nationwide Easy Radio station as nicely. Gough had returned from retirement to host the morning breakfast sequence on GenX Radio Suffolk.
Gough leaves behind a mom, brother, sister and son, the station stated.