Channel Islands broadcaster Gary Burgess dies aged 46
2 Jan 2022
BBC News
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The popular Channel Islands presenter and journalist was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2020.
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The Manchester-born broadcaster began his career at Radio Wave in Blackpool in 1992, leaving nine years later having been a newsreader, breakfast show presenter and programme controller and having set the record for the longest radio show after staying on air for 76 hours to raise millions for charity.