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Pat Cameron aka ‘Auntie Pat’ one of the Guyana Broadcasting Corporations veteran broadcasters is hospitalized in a serious condition.
She suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm yesterday.
Pat Cameron, a doyenne of Guyanese broadcasters, was the host of the influential radio programme On Show Young Guyana which helped to give recognition to the musical abilities of many young Guyanese.
She was also a talented actor and an enthusiastic celebrator of Guyanese folk traditions.
Reports from Gail Cameron-Langevine, Pat’s daughter, are that Pat, while reported to be brain dead, suffered a burst brain aneurysm but started breathing on her own when they removed the respirator.
Pat Cameron, on radio, was popular for hosting shows such as A Visit with Patricia, Woman’s World, Countryside Gaff, On Show Young Guyana, Colgate Cavity Fighters Club, Beauty that Endures, Hear What Ah Tell You, Salute to Senior Citizens, The Talking Book (for the Blind), Visits to Institutions at Christmas (Christmas at the Dharm Shala, ..at the Mahaica Hospital, ..at the Georgetown Hospital), A Theme for a Dream, A Song Like Poetry, Woman Home and Family, Music from McKenzie, A Tapestry of Song, Randy (Randolph) Profitt and the Boys and Yesterpops.