Jeremy Mansfield

Veteran radio and television personality Jeremy Mansfield died peacefully at home after a battle with stage 4 cancer.

A lot of people got to see and hear that over the radio but he saved his vulnerability for a select few. The city was brighter and lighter with him on the airwaves, he changed lives every day. He loved hard, laughed loud and managed to combine mischief and mayhem with heart and soul.

“This morning a light went out in the world. Jeremy Mansfield passed away just before dawn. He died peacefully at home surrounded by family and friends and ...

"He knew he was loved and it mattered. He was determined the world be a better and shinier and funnier place and he drove the road to that destination at 1,000 miles an hour with no rearview mirror, all of the rest of us clinging on for dear life. A new journey for Kari and the rest of our families start today,” he wrote. A lot of people got to see and hear that over the radio but he saved his vulnerability for a select few. He loved hard, laughed loud and managed to combine mischief and mayhem with heart and soul. The city was brighter and lighter with him on the airwaves.

Jeremy had been under hospice palliative care, amid his battle with stage four liver cancer. The radio veteran had announced his terminal diagnosis back in ...

[#AppreciationMonday: Dad prepares care package for daughter for her first period](https://www.ecr.co.za/shows/carolofori/appreciationmonday-dad-prepares-care-package-daughter-her-first-period/) [Jeremy Mansfield](https://twitter.com/JeremyXVR/media), was shocked by his passing. [Jeremy Mansfield](https://twitter.com/JeremyXVR/media) has passed away after his fight with cancer. [A real life Pinocchio: Man with the longest nose holds world record](https://www.ecr.co.za/shows/carolofori/real-life-pinocchio-man-longest-nose-holds-world-record/) [Lebanese woman robs bank to pay for sister's cancer treatment](https://www.ecr.co.za/news/news/watch-lebanese-woman-robs-bank-to-pay-for-sisters-cancer-treatment/) TV presenter and radio legend Jeremy Mansfield has passed away this morning.

Tributes on social media have been pouring in surrounding the death of radio legend Jeremy Mansfield. The beloved TV and radio personality passed away after ...

[Breakfast with Martin Bester](https://www.jacarandafm.com/shows/breakfast-martin-bester/)', weekdays from 06:00 - 09:00. [You are invited to the ultimate holiday in paradise](https://www.jacarandafm.com/shows/drive/you-are-invited-ultimate-holiday-paradise/) According to News24, Mansfield is survived by his wife, Jacqui, and his daughter, Gabriella. Huge sense of humour." South African actress Lizz Meiring also confirmed the news on Twitter: "The darling of radio later tv Jeremy Mansfield died this morning. He was single at time of death.

Veteran broadcaster Jeremy Mansfield has died at the age of 59. He had liver cancer and had revealed in August that the diagnosis was terminal.

The man who paved the path for us in radio. He was a superhero to me as a kid and I was in awe of his brilliance as an adult. [October 31, 2022]

Veteran broadcaster Jeremy Mansfield has died at 59 after battling stage four liver cancer...

I won a competition in my teen years and got to job shadow Jeremy Mansfield for a few days. The biggest voice in the biggest city. He has also been a broadcaster on channels such as Supersport and the SABC. This dream team (as I now refer to them) will now guide me through how to have as much fun in the time I have left and fulfill as many dreams, big and small, I have in my bucketlist. He was determined that the world be a better and shinier and funnier place and he drove the road to that destination at 1000 miles an hour with no rear view mirror, all of the rest of us clinging on for dear life! A lot of people got to see and hear that over the radio but he saved his vulnerability for a select few.

Mansfield died on Monday morning. His death was confirmed by close friend Samantha Cowen. “This morning a light went out in the world. Jeremy Mansfield passed ...

“He knew he was loved and it mattered. He mattered. Mansfield was diagnosed with liver cancer in January after previously battling leukaemia.

JOHANNESBURG - Radio personality Jeremy Mansfield passed away on Monday at the age of 59. After beating leukemia 13 years ago, Mansfield announced on Facebook ...

Goodbye big guy. Today we say goodbye to one of our own. So many happy tears were shed in cars around JHB. He brought so much joy to his listeners and audiences. It was an honour & privilege to have known you. [#RIPJeremyMansfield] [October 31, 2022] What he did on breakfast radio is still a template for most. He epitomizes what radio can do. Jeremy was "Radio." Jeremy, you opened so many doors in the broadcasting industry for so many. He was a superhero to me as a kid and I was in awe of his brilliance as an adult. He was the undisputed king of Jozi airwaves, making the weekday drive to work something to look forward to.

"Jeremy really did change the South African radio landscape," the station's managing director, Lloyd Madurai, said in a statement. Mansfield died on Monday ...

Per a press statement, Mansfield enjoyed a long and distinguished radio career but also derived particular enjoyment from his involvement in philanthropic projects. [Remembering the master of the mic: A tribute to Jeremy Mansfield](https://www.news24.com/channel/celebrities/remembering-the-master-of-the-mic-a-tribute-to-jeremy-mansfield-20221031-2) ALSO READ

JOHANNESBURG - South African radio personality Jeremy Mansfield has passed away. News of his passing reached Eyewitness News on Monday.

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The South African broadcasting industry went radio silent as news of legendary radio presenter Jeremy Mansfield's death was announced.

[terminal](https://www.news24.com/channel/the-juice/news/jeremy-mansfield-reveals-terminal-cancer-diagnosis-20220807). [Jeremy Mansfield's death was announced](https://www.news24.com/channel/celebrities/radio-legend-jeremy-mansfield-59-has-died-20221031).

Diagnosed earlier this year with stage-four liver cancer, the celebrity was 59 years old when he died on the morning of Monday, October 31. Samantha Cowen, his ...

Mansfield announced on social media, on August 5, the confirmation of his terminal cancer and palliative care prognosis, by his specialist surgeon. Hot 102.7FM, the radio station where Mansfield worked before embarking on a sabbatical in 2021, honoured the former ‘jock’. A new journey for Kari and the rest of our families starts today.” ](https://twitter.com/HighwayMail)You can also follow us on The high standards he attained were recognised at a community radio awards ceremony, held in Sandton in 2019. He commanded the airwaves at stations like Radio 702, Highveld Stereo and recently Hot 102.7FM, in a career spanning more than three decades.

Mansfield announced on his Facebook page earlier in the year his diagnosis of liver cancer, a tragic circumstance given he overcome leukemia 13 years earlier.

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Mansfield announced on his Facebook page earlier in the year his diagnosis of liver cancer, a tragic circumstance given he overcome leukemia 13 years earlier. The Midday Report Express: Tribute to the radio legend Jeremy Mansfield

Radio station HOT 102.7 FM, where Mansfield worked, said they joined the South African radio industry in mourning the death of the renowned broadcaster. Lloyd ...

“Jeremy Mansfield was one of those handful of radio personalities, like the late John Berks, who had a significant impact on the radio landscape in this country. His big spirit and personality was matched by his big heart, always finding joy in helping others. The word ‘legend’ is attributed to many. But it was his role as host of the ‘Rude Awakening’ breakfast show on 94.7 Highveld Stereo that he’s best-known for – a position he held between 1997 and 2010,” he said. HOT 102.7 FM extends its condolences to the family and friends of Jeremy Mansfield,” he said. The HOT family says, ‘Go well, our friend, and know that you made a difference’.

Former 'Hot 102.7FM' radio host Jeremy Mansfield passed away at his home after fighting the brave battle against cancer.

The 59-year-old Mansfield was known to be the larger than life radio and TV host to be entertaining Mzansi since he started on Capital Radio 604 in 1985. He returned to radio in 2018 as the host of “Mansfield in the Morning” on HOT FM. But it was his role as host of the “Rude Awakening” breakfast show on 94.7 Highveld Stereo that he’s best-known for – a position he held between 1997 and 2010. A drama and journalism graduate of Rhodes University, Mansfield was given his first radio break at Capital Radio 604 in 1986 by former HOT 102.7FM presenter, the late Kevin Savage, before becoming one of SuperSport’s first in-studio TV anchors and going on to join Primedia in 1989. At the time of his death, he was the lead host of his YouTube show, “Mansfield2day”. [tributes](https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/celebrity-news/local/radio-and-tv-veteran-jeremy-mansfield-59-has-died-31732b0d-1672-4099-a84b-4feada2c9cdd) from various personalities, was a special message from Hot102.7FM managing director Lloyd Madurai who said: “Jeremy really did change the South African radio landscape and was the benchmark for so many other radio presenters who came after him,” says Madurai, managing director of HOT 102.7FM.

The South African government has sent its "deepest condolences to family, friends, and colleagues" following the death of Jeremy Mansfield.

[Tributes pour in for Jeremy Mansfield: 'Rest in peace legend'](https://www.news24.com/channel/celebrities/tributes-pour-in-for-jeremy-mansfield-rest-in-peace-legend-20221031) [Hot 102.7FM](https://www.news24.com/channel/celebrities/hot-1027fm-mourns-the-death-of-jeremy-mansfield-20221031) – where Mansfield worked for three years before announcing he would take a sabbatical in 2021 – remembered Mansfield as "South Africa's first-ever shock jock". [Remembering the master of the mic: A tribute to Jeremy Mansfield](https://www.news24.com/channel/celebrities/remembering-the-master-of-the-mic-a-tribute-to-jeremy-mansfield-20221031-2)

Tributes have poured in for Mansfield, who built Highveld's listenership and gave many their first break in broadcast media.

He was a superhero to me as a kid and I was in awe of his brilliance as an adult. #RIPJeremyMansfield”; and [Bruce Whitfield](https://twitter.com/brucebusiness) said, “A giant oke has fallen — I have known Jeremy [ #Mansfield](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mansfield?src=hashtag_click) since I was two. It was an exciting time to be on radio: “He launched that station and sales soared.” The man who paved the path for us in radio. “He knew he was loved and it mattered. We provide a safe haven where listeners were allowed to be silly and naughty. “We just wanted to give people a three-hour window where listeners could escape and have fun. Mansfield set up the annual Christmas Wish charity drive, aimed at helping needy community members to pay school fees, pay for hospital expenses, and buy groceries. Faking It won in the South African sector of the Gourmand Cookbook Awards). The city was brighter and lighter with him on the airwaves, he changed lives every day. He loved hard, laughed loud and managed to combine mischief and mayhem with heart and soul. He voiced the role of Lifer in Disney’s local release of Toy Story 3, hosted a weekly finance show,