Overview
- His family said he died Thursday evening at about 7:30pm, aged 66.
- He was diagnosed in August 2025 with cancer mainly in his spine, which left him unable to walk during months of chemotherapy, radiotherapy and physiotherapy.
- He spent 15 years on BBC Radio 1 from 1985 to 2000 after early TV turns on The Old Grey Whistle Test and the BBC’s Live Aid coverage.
- He later reported for Radio 4 from conflict zones, including the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and the end of Sierra Leone’s civil war.
- Colleagues and fans paid tribute, with his sister Liz Kershaw calling him her best friend and BBC host Alex Jones saluting his work on air.