The government is saddened by the passing of radio veteran Jeremy Mansfield who succumbed to stage 4 cancer on Monday.
Government Communication and Information System Director-General, Phumla Williams described Mansfield as a remarkable man who has contributed greatly to the entertainment industry noting that his work was astonishing.
Said Williams: “Mansfield is known for his dynamic presence on radio and for his role in raising funds for charity.
“He started on Capital Radio 604 in 1985, and signed off in his final radio broadcast at Hot 91.9FM in 2021. Mansfield also captured the hearts of listeners with his shows on Radio 702 and Highveld Stereo. He ended a 13-year run on the Rude Awakening, a breakfast show on 94.7 Highveld Stereo in 2010. He also presented SABC 2’s A Word or 2, M-Net’s Front Row, and on Supersport. Mansfield wrote a number of joke books, of which Vrot Jokes is a South African bestseller.”
“Mansfield contributed immensely to the world of entertainment via the radio as a communication platform. He has left an indelible mark on South African radio,” Williams concluded.
The government has also sent condolences to Mansfield’s Family, friends and colleagues.
The esteemed broadcaster, who died at the age of 59 had liver cancer, he revealed in August that the diagnosis was terminal.
The news of his passing was relayed by fellow broadcaster and friend to Mansfield, Samantha Cowen in a statement on Monday.
Cowen said: “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 boundless love. Jeremy lived large, he didn’t know how to do small. 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, he changed lives every day. When he wasn’t raising millions for charity, he was raising fresh hell!
“Under a naughty exterior Jeremy had a huge soft heart. A lot of people got to see and hear that over the radio but he saved his vulnerability for a select few. 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!”
“We will miss him horribly. The family is devastated and is asking for privacy during this time.”
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