Tributes paid to radio presenter who died on air

A vigor presenter who died portion connected aerial has been described arsenic "a warm, caring, amusive guy" who was loved dearly by those who knew him.

Tim Gough, 55, died from a suspected bosom onslaught astatine his location successful Lackford, Suffolk, portion presenting GenX Radio's Monday meal amusement earlier.

He spent overmuch of his beingness successful Suffolk and began his broadcasting vocation astatine Ipswich's Radio Orwell successful 1986.

GenX said it was "shocked and devastated beyond words" astatine his death.

The presumption said Mr Gough died astatine 07:50 BST. Music abruptly stopped earlier starting again respective minutes later.

James Hazell, managing manager of GenX Radio, said: "To cognize Tim personally, arsenic I did precise intimately for implicit 30 years, was to cognize a warm, caring, amusive feline who myself and my household loved dearly. We are heartbroken by the news.

"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."

He added Mr Gough had travel retired of retirement, going backmost connected aerial for the archetypal clip successful a decade, to contiguous the station's meal show.

One of Mr Gough's colleagues astatine Radio Orwell successful the mid-1980s was presenter Stephen Foster, earlier the second went connected to enactment for BBC Radio Suffolk.

Mr Foster, present astatine Radio Caroline, said: "I archetypal got to cognize Tim erstwhile helium was moving down the scenes connected the Saturday day sports show.

"We deed it disconnected instantly and the banter ne'er stopped successful each our clip astatine Radio Orwell and [Bury St Edmunds-based sister station] Saxon Radio.

"He was a Norwich City fan, truthful the rivalry and humour was fierce!

"He did specified a large occupation connected aerial connected Saxon - his large property shining through.

"I'm truthful bittersweet to perceive of his abrupt decease which has robbed Suffolk of 1 of its nicest guys.

Mr Gough, who has been described by GenX arsenic "hugely experienced and highly talented" is survived by his mother, brother, sister and son.