Radio DJ dies on air: Shock as local Suffolk station announces 55-year-old breakfast host ‘passed away while presenting his program’ this morning
- A local radio host died ‘while presenting his program’ this morning
- Tim Gough, 55, was the breakfast show presenter for GenX Radio Suffolk
- The music stopped temporarily and the station later said he passed away
A radio host died from a suspected heart attack ‘while presenting his program’ this morning at a local station in Suffolk.
Tim Gough, 55, was presenting his breakfast show for GenX Radio Suffolk when the music stopped playing half way through a song, an hour into his slot.
The music resumed a few minutes later but Mr Gough, who had been speaking just moments earlier, did not return and later the station confirmed he had passed away.
GenX Radio Suffolk posted on their social media accounts: ‘It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to inform you, our dear friend and breakfast host Tim Gough passed away this morning whilst presenting his program.
‘Our love to his family, son, sister, brother and mum.
‘Tim was doing what he loved. He was 55 years old.’
Tim Gough, 55, was presenting his breakfast show for GenX Radio Suffolk when the music stopped playing half way through a song, an hour into his slot
GenX Radio Suffolk posted on their social media accounts: ‘It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to inform you, our dear friend and breakfast host Tim Gough passed away this morning whilst presenting his program
The host, whose radio career dated back to 1986, had wished his listeners a good morning and was excited for the radio station to launch on DAB in a week.
He gave the weather across Suffolk and just minutes before ‘Grey Day’ by Madness stopped abruptly and the radio went silent, he was talking about famous couples which had married in Bury, Suffolk, over the years.
Brown Sugar by the Rolling Stones had just played and Mr Gough commented that today is bass guitarists Bill Wyman’s birthday and that he is a Suffolk resident.
James Hazell, managing director of GenX Radio Suffolk, told the East Anglian Daily Times that Mr Gough was ‘as a hugely experienced and highly talented broadcaster with an army of fans for his daily programme.’
He added: ‘To know Tim personally, as I did very closely for over 30 years, was to know a warm, caring, fun guy who myself and my family loved dearly. We are heartbroken by the news.’
His profile on the radio’s website says: ‘Tim is Suffolk born and bred, and grew up in a village close to Bury St Edmunds.
Tim was described as ‘Suffolk born and bred’
‘His radio career has spanned over a quarter of a century, and began at Radio Orwell in 1986.
‘He went on to present the breakfast show on Saxon Radio and SGR-FM, as well as appearing on Smooth Radio and various other radio stations in the East Midlands.
‘The breakfast show on GenX Radio Suffolk will be the first time Tim has got back behind the microphone in over a decade!’
Tributes poured in from fans of the local radio, which launched in January this year.
Linda wrote on Facebook: ‘Such sad news. It was so nice to hear his cheerful voice first thing in the mornings.’
Kelly-Anne tweeted: ‘My darling friend. Doing what he loved doing but I can’t comprehend the loss.’
Phil said that it was ‘So so Sad, I really enjoyed his breakfast show RIP.’
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