PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The media fraternity in Trinidad and Tobago is mourning the sudden demise of veteran journalist and presenter Sterling Henderson.
His demise was introduced by the interim president of the Media Affiliation of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT), Dale Enoch, in a submit on the affiliation’s WhatsApp media chat on Saturday.
In keeping with Enoch, Henderson, who labored at 95.5 FM, was scheduled to work the early morning shift on Saturday however didn’t present up for work.
Enoch, who can also be the pinnacle of stories at I95.5FM, determined to choose up the shift in his absence.
Later within the day, Henderson’s brother referred to as the station saying he had been discovered unresponsive at his residence.
“We’ve got misplaced one other gem of the career, our deputy head of stories at i.95.5/OCM (One Caribbean Media), Sterling Henderson died right now (September 20),” Enoch mentioned.
“He discovered him in his bed room this morning, unresponsive. And that was it. We don’t know what would have brought about the demise or what the circumstances surrounding the demise had been.”
Saying that Henderson was at i95.5FM since 2002, Enoch mentioned the media fraternity has misplaced a gem.
“Sterling has been with us virtually from the very starting, once we had been at totally different numbers by way of frequency. He has been with us for greater than 20 years.
“So we’re going to miss him desperately. We’ll miss his professionalism. We’ll miss his wealthy tone and command of the English language, in addition to his use of phrases and his generally warped humorousness. These are the issues we’re going to miss about Sterling.”