Radio presenter reveals in posthumous interview he was sexually abused when young

Radio presenter reveals in posthumous interview he was sexually abused when young

Michael Reade, who presented a morning show on LMFM for 21 years, passed away at the age of 58 from cancer on Monday. 

An award-winning radio presenter revealed how he was raped and sexually abused from the age of seven in a recorded programme that aired the day after he died.

Michael Reade (58), passed away from cancer on Monday. He had told his listeners about his terminal diagnosis in September.

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