The Boston area is mourning the death of Brian O’Donovan, a longtime host of GBH’s radio show A Celtic Sojourn who also enjoyed a notable career in professional sports by working for the New England Patriots and for the New England Revolution.
O’Donovan, who celebrated Irish culture on his GBH radio program for over 20 years, died Friday at his home after a long battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive type of brain cancer, according to GBH. He was 66.
“His passion for music and his sheer joy in sharing it was abundantly clear to GBH listeners, whether of his weekly show or of his spirited live events,” GBH President and CEO Susan Goldberg said in a statement on Saturday.