Post by montegobayjobs on Apr 20, 2021 13:14:49 GMT
Michael Sharpe, the longest serving journalist in the RJRGLEANER Group, died Tuesday morning. He was 65 years old.
At the time of his passing he was News Operations Manager at Jamaica News Network, part of the RJRGLEANER Group, but he still had a presence on Radio Jamaica, being a relief host on the talkshow, Hotline, and also did the morning traffic report once per week.
Michael Sharpe joined the staff of Radio Jamaica in late 1983, shortly after distiguishing himself while covering the Grenada Invasion earlier that year. Prior to that he had also worked briefly at The Gleaner and Jamaica Information Service, having returned from journalism studies in New York.
It was at Radio Jamaica and its expanded network of media outlets that he primarily made his reputation as a hard driving reporter and news editor. He won national recognition for his coverage of the one-party parliament in the 1980s, and started the morning feature, Inside Gordon House, in which he provided colourful details of the proceedings the day after the sittings of the House of Representatives and on Monday mornings, reflecting on what happened in the Senate on Fridays.
Reactions
Prime Minister Andrew Holness, reacting to the death of Michael Sharpe, offered condolences to "his family, friends and wider journalism fraternity as we remember his unwavering service to media and Jamaica".
Mr Holness said of Michael Sharpe that for almost 40 years he had "dedicated himself to the craft of journalism and keeping Jamaica informed".
"Michael was fearless and sharp in his coverage and commentary," he observed.