- Long-serving BBC Ulster presenter passed away on Friday morning
Veteran broadcaster Walter Love has died aged 88, after a career spanning 77 years.
The BBC Northern Ireland radio personality, who presented shows including the popular Love in the Afternoon and Radio Ulster’s Day By Day, passed away on Friday morning, his family said.
His final show, Jazz Club with Walter Love, aired for the last time in 2023.
Mr Love’s relatives described him as ‘dearly loved’ after confirming he had died at a nursing home following a short illness, the BBC reported.
Mr Love started his long career in the 1950s as a BBC radio freelance contributor.
He then took a job as a studio manager in London, before becoming a TV news anchor in Belfast.
He joined Radio Ulster in 1978, where he also presented Sunday show Love Forty, and received an MBE in 1997 for services to journalism.
BBC Northern Ireland director Adam Smyth described Mr Love as having a ‘hint of mischief’ while being ‘genial, kind and cheerful.
He also paid tribute to the long-serving broadcaster’s ‘incredible’ performance on air, as well as his ‘melodious voice’ and ‘encyclopaedic’ musical knowledge.
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