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| BBC Radio Derby presenter Andy Potter dies from cancer | BBC Radio Derby presenter Andy Potter dies from cancer |
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| BBC Radio Derby presenter Andy Potter has died weeks after he announced he had been diagnosed with terminal cancer. | BBC Radio Derby presenter Andy Potter has died weeks after he announced he had been diagnosed with terminal cancer. |
| The 55-year-old, who had presented the afternoon show since 2010, died at the Royal Derby Hospital early on Sunday. | The 55-year-old, who had presented the afternoon show since 2010, died at the Royal Derby Hospital early on Sunday. |
| He first joined the station in 1999 and had also been a regular presenter of the Saturday breakfast, Sunday mid-morning and Sunday afternoon shows. | |
| His family praised his "tremendous" courage in fighting the disease. | His family praised his "tremendous" courage in fighting the disease. |
| In the statement, they said: "He has taken each day as it came and dealt with everything that has been thrown at him." | In the statement, they said: "He has taken each day as it came and dealt with everything that has been thrown at him." |
| The family said they will "miss him everyday" and thanked all his well-wishers for their support over the past month. | The family said they will "miss him everyday" and thanked all his well-wishers for their support over the past month. |
| "People's love for him, the beautiful words and unbelievable kindness that we have witnessed is beyond words and will not be forgotten," it read. | "People's love for him, the beautiful words and unbelievable kindness that we have witnessed is beyond words and will not be forgotten," it read. |
| More on this story and other news in Derbyshire | More on this story and other news in Derbyshire |
| Simon Cornes, the station's editor, said he would be "deeply missed". | Simon Cornes, the station's editor, said he would be "deeply missed". |
| He said: "Andy is going to be deeply missed by all his friends at Radio Derby as well as the thousands of listeners who regularly tuned into his programmes. | He said: "Andy is going to be deeply missed by all his friends at Radio Derby as well as the thousands of listeners who regularly tuned into his programmes. |
| "He's been a big part of the station for many years and it's hard to imagine the place without him. | "He's been a big part of the station for many years and it's hard to imagine the place without him. |
| "Andy was a Derby man through and through and a great champion of the city's arts scene." | "Andy was a Derby man through and through and a great champion of the city's arts scene." |
| Listeners, friends and colleagues have been paying tribute to a "very special man". | |
| Olympian and Commonwealth Games swimming champion Ross Davenport tweeted his "shock". | |
| Former Derby County football player Shaun Barker tweeted: "Lovely guy that would always come to say hello." | |
| Derbyshire-born actor Sean Mckenzie tweeted: "A great man - wonderful at his job and a champion of the arts. You will be sorely missed. #AndyPotter." | |
| The news follows the death of fellow BBC Radio Derby presenter Colin Bloomfield who died from skin cancer in 2015. | The news follows the death of fellow BBC Radio Derby presenter Colin Bloomfield who died from skin cancer in 2015. |
| The broadcaster announced he had cancer in his bowel, liver and kidneys and only had months to live on Radio Derby's breakfast show, on 26 January. | The broadcaster announced he had cancer in his bowel, liver and kidneys and only had months to live on Radio Derby's breakfast show, on 26 January. |
| He had been grateful he had got to do a job he "truly loved", he said on the day. | |