Popular radio host, Dan Foster is dead. Information gathered from one of his mentees, D02dtun, on Twitter confirms his demise this afternoon.
Other reports say Foster died of complications arising from covid19.
In a series of tweets, D02dtun said he finds it difficult to come to grips with the sad reality.
D02dtun’s tweets:
“Oh, my goodness…Dan
Oh Dan Foster, you gave me the strength to do this even more. This is really painful
He saved me my job…Such a story ! he kept me regardless…look at me now ..”The Big Dog” Dan Forster put it all in for me and us at Coolfm. What an OAP … The best morning show host till date in Nigeria. This is a big loss.
This pained me.”
Ben Murray Bruce:
“The death of Dan Foster saddens me. He was an excellent friend of mine and a veteran radio host bar none. May his soul rest in peace.
Frank Edoho, another OAP has confirmed the death. According to @frankedoho,
“I just got off the phone, my friend Oscar confirmed that Dan Foster has passed on. This is a very very dark year. How can I overcome this unending melancholy. Rest in peace dear friend.”
Kola Tubosun:
“Yet to read a decent obituary of Dan Foster. A black American who chose to settle in Lagos, he was a huge influence on Nigerian radio from the early 2000s. Will like to read his story. Who was he ? What motivated him ? He obviously touched a number of lives. May he rest n peace.
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