The funeral arrangements of a popular journalist who founded Liverpool's Radio City have been released by his family.
Terry Smith died in the early hours of August 15, at Arrowe Park Hospital following a short illness. He was 87.
Terry, who lived in Hoylake with Pamela, his wife of 37 years, had two sons and a stepdaughter.
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Mr Smith's family has now confirmed his funeral will take place at St. Hildeburgh’s Parish Church in Hoylake on September 7. The service will be at 1.30pm.
Terry was a former journalist at The Sunday Express and Granada TV, before launching independent news and picture agency, Mercury Press in the early 70’s.
He founded Radio City in 1974 and was the station's managing director for 17 years, during which time the station won more than 40 national and international awards for news, sport and community services.
He retired in 2013 after a 39 year association with Liverpool’s leading radio station.
Speaking on the day of his retirement, Terry said: “Staying in the same spot for 35 years seems incredible but it is simply due to the fact that there is nowhere in he world better to work than Liverpool and there is no better radio station than Radio City."
Terry, a passionate Liverpool supporter, achieved a lifetime ambition to become a board member at his beloved club in 1990, and served there for 15 years.
Due to current restrictions on numbers the church service is ‘by invitation only’.
The full service will be available to attend virtually via a live link here.
The family has requested flowers only with donations in Terry’s memory to be made to The Salvation Army, a charity he supported for many years, via the following link here
A spokesperson for his family said: "His family would like to take this opportunity to thank all of those who have sent condolences, good wishes, and shared some amazing stories about Terry’s life. He was incredibly proud of his achievements and those who shared his journey with him."
