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Ezekiel Gray, known as The Man Ezeke, was a Jamaican radio presenter and musician. He was born in Montego Bay, Jamaica. [1]

Gray began his career at ERI, a pirate radio station, in the 1980s. He subsequently presented the Jammin' Oldies Saturday night show on Cork's 96FM. [2] In October 1990, he began presenting a reggae show called The Sunshine Show on BBC Radio 1 on Wednesday nights. [3] On 3 January 1993, Gray took over the Sunday lunchtime slot previously presented by Alan Freeman. He was the first black presenter with a regular daytime slot on the station. [4]

Gray died in Jamaica in March 2022. He had a wife and two children. [2] [5]

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References

  1. O’Driscoll, Des (March 23, 2022). "John Creedon leads tributes to Jamaican singer and Cork 96FM DJ, the Man Ezeke". Irish Examiner . Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Tributes are paid to former Cork's 96FM presenter The Man Ezeke". Cork's 96FM. 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  3. "Ezeke's your man, pop pickers". The Stage. 1992-12-17. p. 25. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  4. "The Man replaces Fluff". Reading Evening Post. 1992-12-09. p. 7. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  5. "Man of our times hits the decks". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 1993-01-13. p. 11. Retrieved 2022-06-10.