Former Caroline North and South DJ and newsreader, Gordy Cruse, has died

DATELINE  14th March 2026

Former Radio Caroline South and North DJ and newsreader, Gordiy Cruse, has died.

Gordon (Gordy) Cruse was born in Calgary, Canada, in 1942 and joined  Radio Caroline South as a newsreader in August 1966. He later moved to Caroline North reading the news and also presenting programmes.

Gordy stayed with Caroline until the station was taken off air in March 1967 when he returned to Canada joining CFQC Radio in Saskatoon presenting programmes and commercials until March 1968. He then moved to Australia for a year before returning to Canada , joining C-FAX 1070 in Victoria as Operations and Music Director.

In the summer of 1976 he began work in the Victoria Youth Custody Centre as a youth supervisor. Gordy retired in early 2002  and later wrote two books on the Canadian juvenile penal system: Juvie: Inside Canada's Youth Jails  and  Handcuffed by History: Young Offenders After Juvie - 40 Years in Their Words.

Gordy died following a heart attack on March 13th 2026.

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