Radio DJ dies halfway through hosting breakfast show



Tim Gough, 50 five, changed into connected aerial for GenX Radio Suffolk portion the opus stopped without caution and the presumption showed helium had surpassed away

Tim Gough, 55, turned into the meal amusement presenter for GenX Radio Suffolk

A vigor DJ died adjacent arsenic connected aerial due to the fact that the euphony chopped retired successful the halfway of a fashionable meal show.

Tim Gough changed into connected aerial astatine Ipswich-primarily based GenX vigor presumption whilst the broadcast each of abrupt halted mid-song.

Mr Gough, 50 five, became imparting his meal amusement for GenX Radio Suffolk from his location 35 miles distant whilst the way stopped, without caution, an hr into his mean greeting slot astatine the presumption that opened earlier this year.

The way resumed a mates of minutes later, but Mr Gough changed into not heard again and aboriginal the presumption confirmed helium had surpassed away.

The presumption posted connected its societal media debts: “It is with the heaviest of hearts that I adjacent person to archer you, our beloved person and meal big Tim Gough surpassed distant this greeting adjacent arsenic providing his program. Our similar to his family, son, sister, member and mum. Tim became doing what helium cherished. He turned into 55 years old.”

It is with the heaviest of hearts that I person to pass you, our beloved buddy and meal big Tim Gough passed distant this greeting astatine the aforesaid clip arsenic imparting his application.
Our similar to his ellipse of relatives, son, sister, member and mum.
Tim changed into doing what helium cherished. He turned into 50 5 years old.
RIB pal. X

The host, who started retired his vigor vocation other than 35 years ago, had opened his amusement by announcing that the vigor presumption mightiness merchandise connected DAB adjacent week.

Mr Gough gave the clime forecast for the county, but successful the people of Grey Day by mode of Madness the broadcast stopped and the vigor went silent.

James Hazel, the station’s dealing with director, stated: “To person regarded Tim arsenic I did cautiously for other than 30 years changed into to recognize a heat, caring, amusing feline who each of america loved dearly.

“We are damaged-hearted with the assistance of the news. I recognize his ellipse of relatives are exceedingly comforted with the assistance of the loads of loving messages that person already been obtained but person asked for privateness astatine this devastating time.”

His illustration connected the radio's net tract says: “Tim is Suffolk calved and bred, and grew up successful a colony adjacent to Bury St Edmunds. His vigor vocation has spanned implicit 1 / 4 of a century, and commenced astatine Radio Orwell successful 1986.”