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BBC radio and television presenter Dianne Oxberry died after a very short battle with ovarian cancer, confirmed her husband, Ian Hindle.
Ian launched a Just Giving page to raise funds to start a charitable organization on behalf of Dianne.
"The money raised will be used to help families and people living with or suffering from this aggressive disease," says Ian. "The goal is also to raise public awareness of ovarian cancer and its after-effects, particularly when families have suffered sudden loss … which can often be the case with this appalling disease."
The former presenter of the BBC Radio 1 television show, Dianne, fell ill at Christmas and died on January 10, leaving behind her husband and two young children.
Ian writes on the Just Giving page: "Dianne died in early January after a very short battle with ovarian cancer. The tragic impact was felt not only by her family and friends, but also by the general public, whose lives she touched for more than 20 years on television and radio. "
In the early '90s, Dianne was well known in the UK for her role in the TV show of Radio 1 alongside Simon Mayo and as presenter of the summer 1991 series of the' s. Saturday morning children's TV show "The 8.15 From Manchester" on BBC One. .
She started at the BBC as a personal badistant on Radio 2, before moving to Radio 1, where she played for the first time on Steve Wright In The Afternoon. She then moved for breakfast, joining Simon Mayo and reporter Rod McKenzie.
The move to Manchester for work on television saw Dianne meet her future husband, a BBC cameraman. She then followed a new forecaster training at the Met Office and switched to regional broadcasting as a weather presenter for the BBC Northwest, on television and radio, starting in 1995.
She also presented the lunch program on BBC Radio Manchester in 2002 before going to breakfast where she co-hosted with Eamonn O'Neal.
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