Jazz FM and Scala Radio broadcaster Jamie Crick has died aged 57

A spokesperson for Jazz FM and Scala Radio said: “Jamie Crick was a broadcaster through and through and played an integral role on our radio stations. He was also a great friend to his colleagues at Jazz FM, Scala Radio and the wider Bauer Media teams. He will be sorely missed by them all, along with his friends and listeners. Our radio stations have a big gap to fill and will pay tribute accordingly in the near future, but while they all come to terms with Jamie’s unexpected passing, they will continue to broadcast the music that he loved in his honour every day. Our deepest condolences are with his family and loved ones at this time.”

Jamie Crick joined Bauer Media UK’s Jazz FM in 2014, first as a guest presenter and then taking on the Jazz FM Breakfast show. He then moved to the Afternoon Drive slot in 2016 where he has remained at home, regularly presenting the station’s most listened to slot.

He was also a presenter on Jazz FM’s sister station Scala Radio which he joined at launch in 2019 and where he hosted a programme celebrating his second love – the music of musicals, a station of which called Encore Radio that he co-founded and launched in 2018. Prior to his time at Jazz FM, Jamie was known for his 20-year stint on Classic FM from 1994.

Elsewhere, Jamie has been instrumental in the UK Pride community over the years having organised many pride events and was Creative Director of the UK’s first radio station for the LGBT+ Gaydar Radio.

All at Jazzwise send our deepest condolences to Jamie's family and friends at Jazz FM.