A local radio host died from a suspected heart attack while presenting his daily breakfast show.<br>Tim Gough, 55, was presenting his morning programme for GenX Radio Suffolk when the music stopped playing half way through a song, about an hour into his Bocoran Slot Gacor Malam Ini.<br>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. <br>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.<br>’Our love to his family, son, sister, brother and mum.<br>’Tim was doing what he loved.
He was 55 years old.'<br> 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<br> 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.'<br> RELATED ARTICLES
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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.<br>He gave weather updates across Suffolk and just minutes before ‘Grey Day’ by Madness stopped abruptly, he was talking about famous couples who have married in Bury, Suffolk, over the years. <br>The father-of-one spoke his final words after playing Brown Sugar by the Rolling Stones, commenting that it was the birthday of bass guitarist Bill Wyman, a Suffolk resident.<br>James Hazell, managing director of GenX Radio Suffolk, was on air from 9am and shortly before 11am he informed listeners of the ‘devastating blow’.<br>He said: ‘I speak to you this morning with frankly some tragic tragic news.<br>’At ten to eight this morning in the middle of Tim Cough’s breakfast show broadcast, he suffered a catastrophic cardiac episode – as it has been described.<br>’Despite the best efforts of the paramedics, who were on site very quickly, some 20 25 minutes doing what they could to revive to – it was not to be.<br>’It was in the middle of his program, he was doing something he loved to do.<br>He added: ‘I really have no words at this stage, he was 55-years-old, very healthy.
Who knows why these things happened, but its happened.'<br> Tim was described as ‘Suffolk born and bred’ and had been working in the radio industry since the 80s<br>Mr Hazell told the East Anglian Daily Times that Mr Gough was ‘a hugely experienced and highly talented broadcaster with an army of fans for his daily program.'<br>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.’ <br>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.<br>’His radio career has spanned over a quarter of a century, and began at Radio Orwell in 1986.<br>’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.<br>It added that the breakfast show on GenX Radio Suffolk was the first time Mr Gough got back behind the microphone in over a decade.<br>Condolences and tributes quickly poured in from fans of the local radio, which launched in January this year, following the sad announcement.<br>Linda wrote on Facebook: ‘Such sad news.
It was so nice to hear his cheerful voice first thing in the mornings.'<br>Kelly-Anne tweeted: ‘My darling friend. Doing what he loved doing but I can’t comprehend the loss.'<br>Phil said that it was ‘So so Sad, I really enjoyed his breakfast show RIP.'<br>
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