According to another veteran broadcaster John Masuku, the
United Kingdom-based Zimbabwean radio broadcaster died after battling a long
illness.
“It is with a heavy heart that I share th
e sad news about
the death of Ray Chirisa, a 1970s fellow broadcaster at the RBC African service
now ZBC Radio Zimbabwe.
Ray was based in the United Kingdom where he passed on
about an hour ago,” he said.
“Sadly, when he called me and another same generation
broadcast colleague Maguire Godzongere on his last visit to Zimbabwe not so
long ago for us to meet and go down memory lane we were all engaged with other
business and could not regroup.”
He said that it was only two weeks ago that Temba Trust
Chigwada, Ray’s nephew from my childhood neighbourhood, sent me a photo of
wasted Ray in a UK hospital that made my hope fade away.
Ray Chirisa has followed departed broadcasters of his time
at Harare studios now Mbare studios like Sam Sibanda, Cephas Chimanga, Lisbern
Nasasara, Albert Kashiri (Mtimanzi), Jackson Sithole, Brighton Matewere,
Philemon Jusa, Rowell Tapfumaneyi (Sigobodla), Masimba Musarira and Benjamin
Tarumbwa among many others. Herald
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