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James Valentine, ABC talkback radio star, dies aged 64 after cancer diagnosis
Veteran 702 ABC Sydney announcer James Valentine has died aged 64 using voluntary assisted dying at home two years after a cancer diagnosis.
The broadcaster hosted radio and television shows across the ABC for 30 years, most notably presenting the Afternoons radio show for more than two decades.
Valentine retired from 702 ABC Sydney in February after 25 years with the station, citing the need to focus on his cancer treatment.
"James passed peacefully at home surrounded by his family, who adored him," Valentine's family said in a statement.
"Throughout his illness, James did it his way, which lasted all the way until the end when he made the choice to do voluntary assisted dying.
"Both he and his family are grateful he was given the option to go out on his own terms. He was calm, dignified as always and somehow still making us laugh."
Valentine is survived by his wife, Joanne, and his children, Ruby and Roy.
