During his BBC Radio 2 present this morning, Vernon Kay introduced that his colleague, Ian Deeley has died on the age of 45.
Ian had beforehand labored for the BBC in information, manufacturing and after varied different positions turned an Outside Broadcast Manager final 12 months.
He started at BBC Radio Gloucestershire in 2006 as a Broadcast Assistant. In 2012, he was part of the staff that moved BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra from their outdated house at Yalding House to studios at New Broadcasting House.
Paying tribute to Ian, Vernon stated that they have been devastated to listen to that Ian had died unexpectedly.
“At his heart, Ian was a broadcaster, so whether he was driving the desk, engineering an outside broadcast, producing or presenting, Ian just loved radio with every fibre of his being,” he stated.
He added: “Ian loved working with us here at Radio 2 and I know one of his career highlights was working with our friend, Steve Wright, he was thrilled to be able to be a part of the big show and as ‘one of the top operatives’ as Steve called him. Steve always said, ‘Ian, keep it cranked’ and he did.”
As a part of the skin broadcast staff, Vernon stated that Ian had labored “on all manner of big radio stuff” which included pop festivals, BBC Proms and quite a few royal occasions.
He recalled: “The one which stands out for us and our little staff is the one the place Ian personally made certain that our present from the seashores of Normandy a couple of years in the past went seamlessly – and it did.
“Ian was our lead engineer on our D-Day 80th celebrations and he was so dedicated that he went on a reconnaissance trip over to France in his own time, just to make sure everything was up to his incredible high standard.”
Vernon concluded: “He was an exuberant, larger than life character who was always enthusiastic and brought a smile to everyone’s faces.”
He stated that he and his colleagues will miss his “quick wit” after which supplied condolences to his mum Di, his brother Neal and his companion Lucy.
