He succumbed to his injuries Wednesday morning. He is survived by two daughters. Neville Willoughby, a name that for over 50 years rang out on the airwaves across Jamaica, will always be remembered as one of the grand old men of Jamaican broadcasting.
A graduate of Jamaica College and the University of Toronto, he first worked for RJR and then for the Jamaican Broadcasting Company. Neville was not only a broadcaster but an author and musician. Beginning in the pre-ska era, he was witness to Bob Marley s auspicious meeting with American soul-pop star Johnny Nash in 1967.
He was an MC at the historic 1978 One Love Peace concert, and conducted two of the most famous interviews with Bob Marley, widely released on record and CD.
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