PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The media fraternity in Trinidad and Tobago is mourning the sudden death of veteran journalist and presenter Sterling Henderson.
His death was announced by the interim president of the Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT), Dale Enoch, in a post on the association’s WhatsApp media chat on Saturday.
According to Enoch, Henderson, who worked at 95.5 FM, was scheduled to work the early morning shift on Saturday but did not show up for work.
Enoch, who is also the head of news at I95.5FM, decided to pick up the shift in his absence.
Later in the day, Henderson’s brother called the station saying he had been found unresponsive at his home.
“We have lost another gem of the profession, our deputy head of news at i.95.5/OCM (One Caribbean Media), Sterling Henderson died today (September 20),” Enoch said.
“He found him in his bedroom this morning, unresponsive. And that was it. We have no idea what would have caused the death or what the circumstances surrounding the death were.”
Saying that Henderson was at i95.5FM since 2002, Enoch said the media fraternity has lost a gem.
“Sterling has been with us almost from the very beginning, when we were at different numbers in terms of frequency. He has been with us for more than 20 years.
“So we are going to miss him desperately. We will miss his professionalism. We will miss his rich tone and command of the English language, as well as his use of words and his sometimes warped sense of humor. These are the things we are going to miss about Sterling.”
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