The media fraternity in Trinidad and Tobago is mourning the sudden death of veteran journalist and presenter Sterling Henderson .
His death was announced by interim president of the Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT), Dale Enoch, in a post on the association’s WhatsApp media chat on Saturday.
According to Enoch, Henderson, who worked at I95.5FM, was scheduled to work the early morning shift on Saturday a but did not show up to work.
Enoch, who is also the head of news at I95.5FM decided to pick up the shift in his absence.
Later in the day, Henderson’s brother called the station saying he had been found unresponsive at his home.
“We have lost another gem of the profession, our deputy head of news at i.95.5/OCM (One Caribbean Media) Sterling Henderson died today (September 20),” Enoch said.
“He found him in his bedroom this morning unresponsive. And that was it. We have no idea what would have caused the death or what were the circumstances surrounding the death.”
Saying that Henderson was at i95.5FM since 2002, Enoch said the media fraternity has lost a gem.
“Sterling has been with us almost from the very beginning when we were at different numbers in terms of frequency. He has been with us for more than 20 years.
“So we are going to miss him desperately. We are going to miss his professionalism. We are going to miss his rich tone and command of the English Language, his use of the English Language, his use of words, his sometimes warped sense of humour. These are the things we are going to miss about Sterling.” (CMC)
