Radio Show Host Tim Gough Unexpectedly Dies While On The Air

Beloved British radio show hostTim Goughpassed away earlier this week while he was on the air. Gough was 55.

According to GenX Radio Suffolk, Gough experienced a medical emergency while he was on the air Monday morning, and passed away "from a suspected heart attack."

The British radio host was performing his radio show from his home on Monday morning, which is 35 miles away from the radio station’s headquarters. Around 7:50 a.m., the broadcast was unexpectedly cut mid-song, and Gough's voice was never heard again. He was pronounced dead just before 8:00 a.m. local time.

"Tim was doing what he loved" when he passed away, the radio station said. "The entire GenX Radio family are shocked and devastated beyond words."

Tim Gough began his career at Radio Orwell in 1986 and first began working with GenX Radio Suffolk in the 1980s.

According to BBC News, the radio show host worked at multiple different stations over his career, including Trent FM, Leicester Sound, Saga Radio and Smooth Radio.

"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 GenX Radio Twitter account shared. "Our love to his family, son, sister, brother and mum. Tim was doing what he loved. He was 55 years old. RIB buddy. x"

Gough's coworker, Mark Eley, also paid his respect to the late radio show host on Facebook, writing, "Today is such a very sad day! A son, a brother, and a dear friend and colleague from the GenX Radio Suffolk family has been taken from us far too soon! The very talented Tim Gough from our Breakfast show sadly passed away this morning whilst doing what he loved most ♥️."

He added, "I had not known Tim all that long really brought together by the birth of GenX Radio Suffolk, and in the short time I have known him, it is clear to see his talent and passion for radio and the knowledge and support that he has shown to others is huge.. I have learnt so much from Tim."

"Rest in Peace Tim and thank you for everything ♥️," Eley concluded.

And James Hazell, Managing Director of GenX Radio Suffolk released a statement on Gough's passing, saying:

“Tim has been on the radio since the 80s and had come out of radio retirement to fully involve himself in our project from the beginning, to bring local commercial radio back to his beloved Suffolk and was hugely excited for our DAB launch at the end of the month.

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 heart broken by the news. I know his family are enormously comforted by the hundreds of loving messages that have been received and have asked for privacy at this devastating time”.

Our thought and prayers are with Tom Gough's family and friends during this difficult time.