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| London Underground's 'mind the gap' man Phil Sayer dies | London Underground's 'mind the gap' man Phil Sayer dies |
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| A former BBC presenter who became the voice of the 'mind the gap' announcements on the London Underground has died of cancer. | |
| Phil Sayer, 62, whose voice was heard on most of the automated PA systems on railway stations across the UK, died on Thursday. | Phil Sayer, 62, whose voice was heard on most of the automated PA systems on railway stations across the UK, died on Thursday. |
| Mr Sayer presented a daily show on BBC GMR - now Radio Manchester - in the 1980s and also read regional TV news. | |
| He and his wife Elinor Hamilton later set up a company as voice-over artists. | He and his wife Elinor Hamilton later set up a company as voice-over artists. |
| Writing on their Facebook page, she said: "Phil Sayer - voice of reason, radio, and railways. A dearly loved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend. | Writing on their Facebook page, she said: "Phil Sayer - voice of reason, radio, and railways. A dearly loved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend. |
| "We are sorry to announce that this service terminates here." | "We are sorry to announce that this service terminates here." |
| Mr Sayer's website announced in March that he was retiring from voicing "due to a sudden decline in health". | |
| Former BBC Radio Manchester colleague Mike Sweeney, said: "He was very, very funny and always made me laugh. | |
| "I remember trying to have a serious conversation with him and it was difficult to do. | |
| "He was always trying to make something humorous but in a very pithy sort of way." |