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iain_smith · Guest

Just heard the sad news that Sheridan Morley died today http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1397577.ece

may he rest in peace

MIKERAPHONE · Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 8:03 pm Post subject:

Very sad news and only weeks after AlanT taking over.

Perhaps he was ill and LD knew this.
Even so he had a wealth of musical knowledge and will be sadly missed
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gfloyd · Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 8:11 pm Post subject:

Very sad news indeed. He was much younger, 65, than I thought.

Undoubtedly this would account for his low key exit from the network last December.

Maybe this is a small lesson to those who tend to rant about the controllers actions. Sometimes there are personal reasons why people choose to retire or go missing from the network that should be respected.
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MIKERAPHONE · Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 8:21 pm Post subject:

Evening Ernie.
Yes very sad story.65 is not an age by any means.
I do suspect as you say that LD was aware of his health and had to make a quick decision.
Not the kind of meeting any employer and employee would want to have.
Very likeable bloke who knew his stuff.
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gfloyd · Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 8:26 pm Post subject:

65 is much too young to pass away , although John W did mention previously that he had been ill for quite a few years with a chronic condition.
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So sorry to hear this, it's very sad Crying or Very sad

condolences to all who loved him.

Behind Geddon's Wall · Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 8:52 pm Post subject:

I would like to add my condolences to those above.
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Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19379 Location: Cheshire

What a shock to hear such sad news. It does explain things though.

H
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mark occomore · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK

Very sad news. My condolences to his family.

H · Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 42

Very sad news indeed.

RIP Sheridan Morley.

John H

John W · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 3367 Location: Warwickshire, UK

Bit of a shock. I knew he had a long-term illness but not aware it was life-threatening now. That may explain why his show ended without any proper goodbyes. Good obituary in the Times online.

John W

Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19379 Location: Cheshire

Just read in the paper that he was not ill and died in his sleep. Still very sad.

H
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iwarburton · Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 2133 Location: Northumberland

Thanks to one of the group who played my kind of music.

Sympathy to his family.

Ian.

John W · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 3367 Location: Warwickshire, UK

Hi ian, I was just thinking too about how many hours of enjoyment Sheridan brought to me on Radio 2.

John W

gfloyd · Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 10:48 am Post subject:

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Very sad news indeed. Sheridan was a professional broadcaster to his fingertips, which is probably why he was elbowed. An expert who knew his stuff and communicated it brilliantly and I learnt a lot from him.

I understood his death was unexpected and I remember Douglas saying at the time that she looked forward to working with Sheridan on other projects so I assume that this is a coincidence.

My condolences to his family
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Chatelaine · Joined: 22 Jan 2007 Posts: 66 Location: Staffordshire

I enjoyed his biographies, expecially James Mason: Odd Man Out. He'll be much missed.
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Cherskiy · Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 8:56 pm Post subject:

My condolences are with his family too. Although I rarely listened to his show, the music and the memories that the songs produced obviously meant a great deal to a lot of people, and therefore he will be missed.
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