Popular Christian radio show 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, his radio station manager and co-host of Rob & Liz in the Morning, went to be with Jesus on Wednesday evening, October 23,” Hisair Radio Station announced Thursday on Facebook.
The station also told listeners that Dempsey died of cardiac arrest after being hospitalized for emergency surgery.
“He was always making us laugh. His fingerprints are all over this place. He wasn’t just a boss, he was a leader, an encourager. He made such an impact on the community and Greenville,” a radio host at the station said during Thursday’s broadcast. wmbf news,
“We lost him but heaven was blessed with such an incredible person. He’s celebrating with Jesus.”
He was with HisAir for 24 years.
Dempsey shocked his fans when he announced On October 15, it was reported on Facebook that he had been diagnosed with “aggressive” stage 3 bladder cancer.
“Thankfully, today I am at peace knowing that God is in control,” the devoted Christian radio host assured fans in his post.
“The days ahead will be difficult and that is okay. I am committed to being a father to her children. I am committed to being the grandfather who will see them grow up, graduate, and get married. “I want to grow old with my wife, who has stood like a rock through all this crap.”
Dempsey previously shared with his air 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.
“While leaving a bar one night WCIE was on the radio. I had given up on life. Dave Stewart gets on the radio. It seemed as if he was talking to me. ‘God loves you,’ he said, ‘He will never leave you or forsake you,'” Dempsey shared.
“He prayed for the sinner and at that very moment I surrendered 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 working in radio, which he continued for 35 years.
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 the operations and program director for HIS Radio in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.
The longtime radio host struggled with obesity and lost 140 pounds over the years.
Dempsey is survived by his wife, Amy, four children, Wes, Amanda, Spencer and Elijah, and two grandchildren, Jackson and Grace.
His son Spencer thanked fans and the community for their support following his father’s death. Facebook Post on Thursday.
“He was a great man and I am proud to call him my father,” she wrote.
“Today I am broken, yet hopeful about this promise. He’s whole, he’s healthy, and he’s dancing with his Savior. Everything he did was aimed at bringing glory to God, and only God knows how many lives he has impacted. I love you dad, I’ll see you soon. Very good.”
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