BBC Essex presenter Dave Monk has died at the age of 72 after battling cancer. The DJ career's spanned early 40 years on the local radio station.

Dave, whose real name was David Travis, revealed that he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2024. The interim director of production at BBC Local, Robert Thompson, described Dave as the "voice of Essex".

He said in statement: "From solicitor to broadcaster, there was nothing Dave couldn’t do, and he taught us all to grab hold of every opportunity and go after it.” Dave presented shows on BBC Essex for 37 years until retiring in 2023.

He joined the station when it launched in November 1986 and interviewed the likes of Sir Tony Blair , Sir Paul McCartney and Dame Vera Lynn.

The radio star was also involved with events like the Dun

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