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Christian radio host Rob Dempsey dies a week after shocking cancer announcement
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Christian radio host Rob Dempsey dies a week after shocking cancer announcement

Popular Christian radio host Rob Dempsey has died, a week after breaking the news to his devoted fans that he had been diagnosed with stage 3 bladder cancer.

He was 57 years old.

“Rob Dempsey, manager of his radio station and co-host of Rob and Lizz in the Morning, went to be with Jesus on the night of Wednesday, October 23,” HisAir radio station. announced on Facebook on Thursday.

Popular Christian radio host Rob Dempsey has died at the age of 57. Facebook / Rob Dempsey

The station also told listeners that Dempsey died when he went into cardiac arrest after being hospitalized for emergency surgery.

“He always made us laugh. His fingerprints are all over this place. He wasn’t just a boss, he was a leader, an encourager. It had a big impact on the community and Greenville,” a radio host for the station said during a Thursday broadcast, according to WMBF News.

“We lost him but heaven gained such an incredible person. “He is celebrating with Jesus.”

He had been with HisAir for 24 years.

Dempsey surprised his fans when announced who was diagnosed with “aggressive” stage 3 bladder cancer on Facebook on October 15.

The station also told listeners that Dempsey died when he went into cardiac arrest after being hospitalized for emergency surgery. Facebook / Rob Dempsey

“Fortunately today I am at peace knowing that God is in control,” the devout Christian radio host assured his fans in his post.

“The next few days will be difficult and that’s okay. I am determined to be a father to your children. I am determined to be that grandparent who will see them grow up, graduate and get married. “I want to grow old with my wife, who has been a rock through all this crap.”

Dempsey previously shared with its air that his start in radio “began as a homeless teenager addicted to drugs and alcohol” when a youth pastor “introduced” him to Christian radio station WCIE in Lakeland, FL.

Dempsey had worked at HisAir for 24 years. Facebook / Rob Dempsey

“One night, as I was leaving a bar, WCIE was playing on the radio. He had given up on life. Dave Stewart reached out on the radio. It was like he was talking to me. ‘God loves you,’ he said, ‘He will never leave you or forsake you,’” Dempsey shared.

“He said the sinner’s prayer and in that moment I rededicated my life to Christ. Then I said another prayer. ‘God, I want to do what that guy on the radio is doing.’”

After the revelation, Dempsey got clean and began his journey working in radio, which lasted 35 years.

Dempsey with his wife Amy. Facebook

He began his career in various production roles before becoming a volunteer DJ in Tampa, near his hometown of St. Petersburg, Florida, and later becoming director of operations and programs for HIS Radio in North Carolina, South Carolina. and Georgia.

The veteran radio host had battled obesity and lost 140 pounds over the years.

Dempsey leaves behind his wife, Amy, four children, Wes, Amanda, Spencer and Elijah, and two grandchildren, Jackson and Grace.

Dempsey with his son Spencer. Facebook

His son, Spencer, thanked fans and the community for their outpouring of support following his father’s death in a Facebook post on Thursday.

“He was a great man and I am proud to call him my dad,” he wrote.

“Today my heart is broken, but I have hope in this promise. He is healthy, healthy and dancing with his Savior. Everything he did was meant to bring glory to God, and only God knows how many lives he touched. I love you dad, I’ll see you soon. Well done.”