Tributes have been paid to former BBC Radio 1 presenter Mike Smith who has died in hospital aged 59-years-old.
Mr Smith, who was married to fellow fellow television personality Sarah Greene, died in hospital on Friday following complications connected to recent major heart surgery.
The couple married in 1989 and lived in Lodnon.
Breakfast Show alumni including Noel Edmonds, Mike Read and Simon Mayo joined others from the world of entertainment in mourning Smith's death.
Edmonds, a long-term friend of the couple, said in a statement: "I am totally stunned and heartbroken for Sarah and his family.
"Mike introduced me to motor racing and I introduced him to radio.
"He was so much more than simply a presenter. Mike was that rare individual - the consummate broadcaster in an era when professionalism, dedication and hard work were truly valued.
"I am typing this through the tears. I wish I had told him more forcefully and frequently how much I admired his talent and valued his support."
Mayo, who took on the Breakfast Show when Smith left in 1988, wrote on Twitter: "Shocked to hear of Mike Smith's death today. Condolences to Sarah and all his family.
"When we joined Radio 1 in 86, he was the guy who had it all. His breakfast show was a shiny, sparkly thing, a must-listen."
A BBC spokesman said: "We are saddened to hear of Mike's passing. he was a talented presenter and a brilliant Radio 1 Breakfast Show host, and our thoughts are with his family."
Smith's career began at hospital radio before joining BBC Radio 1 in 1975.
In 1983, Smith took over the weekday lunchtime show and he took on the Breakfast Show in 1986, succeeding Mike Read.
A few fleeting appearances on BBC television shows aside, Smith spent much of his time working as managing director and aerial cameraman for Flying TV.
In a statement released through Smith's aerial filming company Flying TV, Ms Greene said she would "like to offer enormous thanks to the staff at the hospital for their care and compassion".
A Flying TV spokesman said: "Mike founded Flying TV ten years ago and the company says his legacy will be FTV continuing to go from strength to strength."
