It comes as a shock to GenX Radio Suffolk listeners. Tim Gough, 55-year-old host, died on Monday, October 24, 2022 around 7:50 a.m. while presenting the morning show. According to information from his team, he died of a heart attack. ” Tim has been in radio since the 80s and came out of radio retirement to be fully involved in our project from the start, to bring local commercial radio back to his beloved Suffolk. He was extremely excited ahead of the launch of DAB at the end of the month. To know Tim personally, as I have done very closely for over 30 years, was to know a warm, caring, fun guy whom my family and I loved very much. We are heartbroken by the news wrote James Hazel, managing director of GenX Radio Suffolk, on the station’s official Twitter account.
” A tragedy “
A message that aroused strong reactions. “Devastating news, may he rest in peace. Lots of love to his family and the entire GenX family,” “We are so sorry to read this. Our thoughts are with his friends and family. Sincere condolences”, “A tragedy”, “We are deeply saddened and shocked to hear this terrible news”, “This is absolutely terrible news. RIP Tim, a really great guy”could we read in the comments.
For their part, his colleagues also wanted to pay tribute to him. “Absolutely disgusted to hear this news about Tim. He was my first radio boss in Leicester Sound when I was 18 and was so wonderful. I have the happiest memories and we always stayed in touch and without him I might not be on the radio”, Amy Voce told Virgin Radio. The host had started his career at Radio Orwell in the 80s before hosting the morning show on Saxon Radio and SGR-FM. He has also worked on Smooth Radio and other stations in the Midlands, England.
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