Ian Boyne has died.

Ian Boyne is dead

Veteran Journalist Ian Boyne is dead.

Mr. Boyne died this morning at the University Hospital of West Indies in St. Andrew.

Mr. Boyne was hospitalised earlier this month and was released shortly after.

He was host of Profile and Religious Hardtalk, aired on our sister station Television Jamaica (TVJ), as well as a columnist for the Sunday Gleaner.

In his early years, Ian Boyne worked with the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), then known as the Agency for Public Information (API) in the seventies.

He also worked for various public sector agencies, serving the Government of Jamaica in the area of public information.

He returned to the JIS at the turn of the century and at the time of his death was the agency’s Deputy Executive Director. There, he hosted the agency’s interview programme, Issues and Answers.

Ian Boyne was perhaps best known as host of Television Jamaica’s long running  interview show, Profile, which started in the early 80s on the predecessor station, JBC TV, and for his weekly column in the Sunday Gleaner.

His interview with eight time Olympic Gold Medalist Usain Bolt is one of his most memorable on Profile.

A decade and a half ago, he was asked to host Religious Hardtalk, a new programme on RJR94 FM.

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December 31, 1947 – Co-Worker Letter. Profligate Spending Creates Yet Another Financial Crisis for the Work

December 31, 1947 Box 111, Pasadena, California

Dear Co-worker for God:

I have just returned to Pasadena from a five-day’s trip back to Eugene, Oregon, and my heart has sunk as near the depths of despair as is possible for one of FAITH, at what I have found on returning.

It seems that due to the biggest Christmas-shopping spree in history, most of our co-workers and listeners have FORGOTTEN both gifts and obligations to CHRIST! And the financial condition of God’s precious work has taken a nose-dive straight down toward a CRASH that will mean the END OF IT in five days’ time unless by faith in God and enough of our faithful co-workers coming to the rescue immediately, the crash can be averted and the most important work on this earth SAVED.

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