Tributes paid to Redcar radio presenter who died after contracting COVID-19
Video report by Rachel Bullock, ITV Tyne Tees News Correspondent
Tributes have been paid to the award-winning broadcaster Julie Donaldson who has died after contracting COVID-19.
Julie was a much-loved voice on the community radio station Zetland FM.
Her family say she'd been touched by the support she'd received from listeners while she was in hospital, where she'd spent time in intensive care.
One tribute described the fifty-year-old as 'the voice of Redcar', while Cleveland Police also paid tribute to Mrs Donaldson, who was named Best Female Presenter at the Community Radio Awards in 2018.
Jacob Young, Conservative MP for Redcar, said: "It’s heartbreaking to hear that the beautiful Julie Donaldson, has sadly passed away from a short battle with Covid-19."
He added:
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