Veteran broadcaster Eddie McGuire is left devastated after revealing his mother, Bridie, died overnight
- Eddie McGuire’s mothers passing was unveiled on Triple M radio on Tuesday
- Her passing means McGuire and co-host Luke Darcy both lost a parent this week
- Both remained on air despite grieving and thanked listeners for their support
- McGuire played Rod Stewart’s ‘Everything I Own’ as a musical tribute to his mum
Veteran broadcaster Eddie McGuire’s mother Bridie has sadly passed away overnight.
The Collingwood president unveiled the news on Triple M radio in Melbourne this morning with co-host Luke Darcy, who lost his father himself on the weekend.
The pair remained on air despite their grieving and thanked listeners for reaching out to comfort them.
‘Human interaction, that connection, is a pretty big part of living, isn’t it,’ Darcy said on the Tuesday morning show.
‘We’re finding that out in a big way. Ed, thinking of you and your whole family, challenging times for everyone.
‘We’ve covered a bit of ground Ed, over the journey of the Hot Breakfast, from kids being born and all sorts of milestones and tragically the other side of life.
Eddie McGuire and his family are in mourning after his mother Bridie (pictured together) passed away overnight
‘I lost my dad on Saturday and feeling for you mate, with the passing of your mum and I know how much she meant to you and the whole family.
‘And the passing of your dad a few years ago and hearing the great stories about Ed Snr as well.’
McGuire played Rod Stewart’s ‘Everything I Own’ as a musical tribute to honour his late mother.
‘Thanks to everybody for the well wishes to both Darce and I over the last couple of days,’ McGuire said.
‘It’s been a tough couple of days for us Darce, but everyone is going through it and I think the message both of us were trying to get out, is (we’re) not looking for any sympathy in tough times in our personal lives, but more so just to share that we’re all going through different times and we’re all going through it together and we all support each other.’
McGuire’s Scottish father Edward and Irish mother Bridie moved to Broadmeadows in Melbourne after boarding a boat from Southhampton in the UK for a better life in 1958.
McGuire (pictured) played Rod Stewart’s ‘Everything I Own’ as a musical tribute to his mum
The AFL commentator had fond memories of his childhood with his parents and siblings Frank, Brigette and Evelyn in the family home.
‘Lots of good fun stories. That’s what you can remember in these situations,’ he said.
McGuire has made headlines in recent weeks with his hypocritical treatment of breaches in the AFL’s coronavirus hubs.
He demanded any player who breaks lockdown rules be fined $100,000 and be banned for the rest of the season, before downplaying Collingwood star Steele Sidebottom’s drunken COVID-19 breach on a night out with teammates.
‘These days in the media, you could cure cancer and get a parking ticket on Monday, and the lead would be the parking ticket,’ McGuire claimed.
McGuire also blasted the AFL’s decision to stand down journalist Mitch Cleary after he tweeted about Brooke Cotchin’s visit to a day spa on Queensland’s Gold Coast.
‘[AFL Media] have no problem telling us they’re independent when they’re shredding players, clubs and officials,’ he said on Triple M on Monday.
‘This is going to have some ramifications down the track on what the AFL Media department is all about.’