Barrington “Barry G” Gordon, whose exuberant supply and charismatic persona made him one among Jamaica’s nice broadcasters, died on the Savanna-la-Mar Hospital in Westmoreland on October 29. He was 70 years outdated. His demise was confirmed by Michael Chambers, his buddy of fifty years, who gave the reason for demise as pneumonia.
Barry G joined the employees on the Jamaica Broadcasting Company (JBC) within the late Seventies, shortly after graduating from Kingston Faculty. He hosted reveals such because the Boogie Down Present on Saturday nights which introduced him as a rising star.
Later, he hosted the four-hour 2 To six Supermix which made him the quantity one-disc jockey in Jamaica for many of the Eighties. “He performed predominantly reggae, however his reveals have been all types of music. Barry cherished all types of music,” stated Chambers, who was his technical operator for a number of years
Barry G grew to become globally well-known by way of his radio clashes with British radio legend David Rodigan. These square-offs began in 1983 and made each males stars in main dancehall-reggae markets in the US, United Kingdom and Japan.
After leaving JBC in 1987, Barry G moved to the rival Radio Jamaica and likewise had stints at Energy 106, KLAS FM and Sizzling 102. He loved a profession revival at Mello FM in Montego Bay the place he stayed for 11 years earlier than leaving in 2021.
Barrington “Barry G” Gordon was awarded the Order of Distinction — Jamaica’s sixth-highest honour — for providers to broadcasting in 2010.
