Radio Exe presenter Mike Reynolds has sadly died at the age of 54.
Tributes have poured in for the co-presenter of Flashback, who was rushed to hospital by taxi on Monday, but died shortly after.
Mike hosted the retro show of hits from the 50s to the 80s alongside his friend Dean Brame.
The presenter was born almost completely blind, but he overcame many hurdles in life.
However the star suffered frequent periods of ill health.
Speaking following Mike's death, a devastated Dean said: "I'm numb. It's such a shock to lose someone so way before their time, and to lose Mike is unspeakably awful.
"As a child, he couldn't see much, but what he did put to great use was his ears and his memory. He loved pop music, he lapped it up, and he shared that knowledge. I will miss him enormously."
Meanwhile, Radio Exe's director said: "Mike always used to say that if he didn't have bad luck, he'd have no luck in life at all, and he was grateful for every day.
"That those days have ended so prematurely is unspeakably sad and undeserved.
"With so little eyesight, Mike always co-presented programmes or had someone else in the studio to control the equipment.
"Although he desperately wanted to do more, that meant he was often assisted by younger members of our team - and all were infected with Mike's love of music and of radio."
Not long after Mike started presenting the show, he was offered pioneering surgery at the Royal Devon and Exeter Eye Unit after his eyesight started to deteriorate.
Mike's eyesight greatly improved for the first time in 2010.
After the surgery, he said on Radio Exe: "The procedure involved the removal of the lens in my left eye that had the cataract on.
"This was replaced by a plastic lens, enabling me to see things clearer than I had ever done before.
"I can’t thank the staff at the Eye Unit enough for what they managed to do for me.
"My right eye remains inoperable as the optic nerve failed to develop so am still totally blind in one eye, but even though I no longer have to wear specs, this does not stop me looking for them every time I wake up."
Mike was very proud to host his show, previously saying: "The reaction we get is phenomenal, showing that radio stations don't have to rely on the current charts to attract an audience.
"Last week we played Frank Sinatra from the 50s, the Beatles from the sixties, T-Rex from the 70s and the Maisonettes from the 80s. It's a broad mix that wouldn't be allowed on any other radio station."
