Tributes have been paid to leading radio executive and broadcaster John Myers, who has died at the age of 60.
The former BBC Radio Cumbria and Border TV presenter’s death was announced by his son on social media yesterday. Myers was born in Carlisle and became a leading figure in the radio industry, setting up stations, advising the government and winning awards.
He started his career with BBC Radio Cumbria in 1980 and presented for other stations including BBC Radio Tees. After working for Border TV, Myers went on to launch commercial radio station CFM in Carlisle and then Century Radio in the North East.
In 2009, he was chosen by the government to produce a review of the UK’s local radio industry and later undertook a review of the BBC’s music and local radio operations. Recently he was a visiting professor at the University of Sunderland and University of Cumbria and lived in Newcastle.
