Jay Crawford takes time out following cancer diagnoses

Scottish radio executive Jay Crawford is taking time out following a prostate cancer diagnoses.

Jay, who will be celebrating his 50th anniversary in commercial radio later this year, currently runs Edge Media in Edinburgh.

He began his career at Radio Forth in 1974 and will be taking a break from the business to go into hospital for surgery and treatment.

“It looks like it’s been caught early enough but I may be off for two or three months to recuperate” Jay told RadioToday.

Edge Media Group operates edge1, a hit music station, and edge2, a classic hits station.

Jay previously also held executive roles at Global, GMG Radio and Scot FM, and is a Radio Academy Fellow.