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Ethiopia: Veteran Sport Journalist Demissie Damte Passes Away
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Ethiopia: Veteran Sport Journalist Demissie Damte Passes Away
Ethiopian Veteran sport journalist Demissie Damte passes away
Ethiopia: Veteran Sport Journalist Demissie Damte Passes Away
Source: ERTA
Ethiopian Radio and Television Agency’s (ERTA) veteran sport journalist Demissie Damte passed away on Monday at the age of 60, while receiving treatment at Police Hospital in Addis Ababa.
Demissie had been attending medical treatment for the past three years in Ethiopia and abroad. He had received treatment in Bangkok in connection with the illness of his eyes due to diabetes before two years, and received another kidney treatment in India recently.
The veteran journalist was hospitalized in Addis Ababa Police Hospital for two months before he passed away on Monday, 5 November 2012 at 3:00 pm local time.
Demissie had worked as a freelance sport journalist for Ethiopian Radio from his birth place, Dire Dawa before he was employed as a full time sport journalist.
Demissie had been serving in ERTA for 33 years as radio sport journalist for which he was widely known by the public. He had worked relentlessly for the growth of sport in Ethiopia.
Demissie reported Atlanta, Athens and Beijing Olympics to Ethiopian audience from those cities.
He was married and a father of three daughters.
32 comments
Comment from: Taxi D. [Visitor]
Rest in peace! Gashe Demisse!!! What a great loss it is. The man with the Golden voice. You will always be remembered as the best sport-caster of our generation.
My condolences to his family and to our country.
You will be missed dearly.
11/05/12 @ 22:53
Comment from: Gragn Ahmed [Visitor]
wawhe was great. The only thing I liked in Ethiopia history.
11/05/12 @ 22:53
Comment from: billy goat [Visitor]
RIP! mr big voiced and truly professional sports castor! i will never forget those times i was listening to the sports news on radio while i was on summer break with my family. i truly say u were the man of our generation and u got the heart felt respect of everybody and u will be in our hearts forever!!!!
11/05/12 @ 22:59
Comment from: john john [Visitor]
Rest in peace, He was the best of best on his profession I used to hear his voice on radio when I was kid, What a great loose.
11/05/12 @ 23:45
Comment from: NoStRaDaMuS [Visitor]
one of the best and i am glad he saw ethiopia qulify for the world cup.
11/05/12 @ 23:51
Comment from: gudfela [Visitor]
Those legendary people such as journalist above, non Tigrayans and non Eritreans Please!
If you beleive your illenss is serious please leave the country and try to get treament somewhere even in Kenya, if not to West, South Africa of Bangkok. There is nothing you could be safe in Ethioia because they will let you die, or even could do something while in hospital. They want a generation who wants to foget about Ethiopia, or our past history so they will illminate any one. In this uncertainty times, I would go get seek hospital somewhere. the health care system is becoming experimental places.
If you beleive your illenss is serious please leave the country and try to get treament somewhere even in Kenya, if not to West, South Africa of Bangkok. There is nothing you could be safe in Ethioia because they will let you die, or even could do something while in hospital. They want a generation who wants to foget about Ethiopia, or our past history so they will illminate any one. In this uncertainty times, I would go get seek hospital somewhere. the health care system is becoming experimental places.
11/06/12 @ 02:33
Comment from: Gebru [Visitor]
R.I.P. Mr.Demissie
Today Ethiopia has lost a Legend In Sports Journalism...
11/06/12 @ 06:21
Comment from: ETHIOPIA [Visitor]
What a lose !!! I was a fan of him since I was a child. What is going on we are losing the greatest people of all time in ethiopia.I just pray to keep for us the remaining great people alive forever.
LONG LIFE TO ALL REAL ETHIOPIANS ALL OVER THE WORLD
Death to ethiopia's enemies
LONG LIFE TO ALL REAL ETHIOPIANS ALL OVER THE WORLD
Death to ethiopia's enemies
11/06/12 @ 08:09
Comment from: prince of konso [Visitor]
GRAGN Mohammed
at least you like something from Etiopia, but ethioia likes nothing from rifraf like you. stupid Taliban. you are a curse to both ethiopia and our muslim brothers.
menelik
please change your name. despite his controversial legacy. menelik was a very practical and far sighted leader. but your hero al mariam is useless foulmouth with a sharp tounge but dull brain. if extraterristorial is a condom for the great tplf, you are a condom for this uselss scoundler. who is better now?
at least you like something from Etiopia, but ethioia likes nothing from rifraf like you. stupid Taliban. you are a curse to both ethiopia and our muslim brothers.
menelik
please change your name. despite his controversial legacy. menelik was a very practical and far sighted leader. but your hero al mariam is useless foulmouth with a sharp tounge but dull brain. if extraterristorial is a condom for the great tplf, you are a condom for this uselss scoundler. who is better now?
11/06/12 @ 08:34
Comment from: Zurga [Visitor]
My condolene to his family.
May God bless his soul.
I am very sad indeed to hear his death. It is a great loss.
Ato Demesse Damte, son of Diredawa city and the distingushed veteran Sport jornalist, was an Ethiopian patriot.He will be remembered forever.
Zurga
the great
Ejole Sebeta
May God bless his soul.
I am very sad indeed to hear his death. It is a great loss.
Ato Demesse Damte, son of Diredawa city and the distingushed veteran Sport jornalist, was an Ethiopian patriot.He will be remembered forever.
Zurga
the great
Ejole Sebeta
11/06/12 @ 08:49
Comment from: ABDU KAMAR [Visitor] 
Rest In Awesome veteran sport journalist Demissie Damte
11/06/12 @ 14:42
Comment from: ABDU KAMAR [Visitor]
MAY ALLAH GIVE PEACE TO HIS SOUL AND REST IN PEACE....
give enough courage to his family to bear this irreparable loss... veteran sport journalist Demissie Damte
give enough courage to his family to bear this irreparable loss... veteran sport journalist Demissie Damte
11/06/12 @ 14:56
Comment from: Menelik [Visitor]
to prince of conso
I am not surprised if you have defended your narrow minded friend.
First try to write correctly in English before you are submitting your rubbish message.
I will never change my pseudonym name,i know that you are an askari and traitor.
Do you know realy the history of King Menelik? a fly and cock-roach like you couldn't understand the legacy of Emeyé Menelik.
He is the only Patriot King who defeated white colonial army in Africa continent.
Whereas your ancestor askari they fought beside white colony army and you know very well how they had punished by Ethiopian patriots.
I know that you are against Almariam,but a shabby and an imbecile person like you shouldn't understand the analysis of Almariam,Almariam gives lectures in the University,he teaches white students in America.
Whereas you,you are another prostitute and condom of tplf.
shame on you you are useless
I am not surprised if you have defended your narrow minded friend.
First try to write correctly in English before you are submitting your rubbish message.
I will never change my pseudonym name,i know that you are an askari and traitor.
Do you know realy the history of King Menelik? a fly and cock-roach like you couldn't understand the legacy of Emeyé Menelik.
He is the only Patriot King who defeated white colonial army in Africa continent.
Whereas your ancestor askari they fought beside white colony army and you know very well how they had punished by Ethiopian patriots.
I know that you are against Almariam,but a shabby and an imbecile person like you shouldn't understand the analysis of Almariam,Almariam gives lectures in the University,he teaches white students in America.
Whereas you,you are another prostitute and condom of tplf.
shame on you you are useless
11/06/12 @ 15:20
Comment from: my2cents [Visitor]
Another Ethiopian succumbing to diabetes-related early death. Heart disease and cancer claiming more. Existing between anxiety, depression, obessity, indolence, alchol & substance abuse and abandoning God, the diseases sneak in and claim us before we know it. RIP.
http://alturl.com/3ikpc
http://alturl.com/3ikpc
11/06/12 @ 17:35
Comment from: Gragn Ahmed [Visitor]
Menelik Ii and Prince of Koso aka Tigre anbeta.
Both of you are too stupid for us. I for one don't like that womanizer Menelik II who changed the map of good people of the South with out consent from Northern people. Menleik II was "jilajil".
As to Kosso we have not been eager to the rule of Agame coackroaches. Apparently you want to colonize Konso too. Your days will not be that far if you continue with this madness. I DID NOT expect any good thing to come from you. WE WILL DESTROY YOUR PARASITES.
Both of you are too stupid for us. I for one don't like that womanizer Menelik II who changed the map of good people of the South with out consent from Northern people. Menleik II was "jilajil".
As to Kosso we have not been eager to the rule of Agame coackroaches. Apparently you want to colonize Konso too. Your days will not be that far if you continue with this madness. I DID NOT expect any good thing to come from you. WE WILL DESTROY YOUR PARASITES.
11/06/12 @ 18:31
Comment from: Menelik [Visitor]
to gragn ahmed
you are a shabby and tramp person,a mad dog like you who roamed in the street couldn't criticise Emeyé Menelik.
you are cretin person,damn fool.
you are a shabby and tramp person,a mad dog like you who roamed in the street couldn't criticise Emeyé Menelik.
you are cretin person,damn fool.
11/06/12 @ 20:07
Comment from: Zurga [Visitor]
My dear Nazret.com
Greetings !
Thank you so much for your exellent work for many many yaers.
Eventhough it was possible to write only condolence on the great loss of our Veteran Sport journalist, Demise Damite, many usless beasts are misusing our Nazret.com.
About it I am very sad indeed.
These are real animals.
They have no manners at all.
It is not the place to perpetuate their political views.
Leave us alone, we are here to to express our condlence to our hero, Demesi Damite.
So stop your nonsense!!
Zurga
the great
son of Amon Raa!
The univresal God of Africa
Ejolee Sebeta
Shoa,
Ethiopia!!
Greetings !
Thank you so much for your exellent work for many many yaers.
Eventhough it was possible to write only condolence on the great loss of our Veteran Sport journalist, Demise Damite, many usless beasts are misusing our Nazret.com.
About it I am very sad indeed.
These are real animals.
They have no manners at all.
It is not the place to perpetuate their political views.
Leave us alone, we are here to to express our condlence to our hero, Demesi Damite.
So stop your nonsense!!
Zurga
the great
son of Amon Raa!
The univresal God of Africa
Ejolee Sebeta
Shoa,
Ethiopia!!
11/07/12 @ 18:26
Comment from: Wish [Visitor]
My deepest condolence to his families, friends, co-workers,and his sport audiences. May the almighty of God rest his soul in peace.
Amen
Amen
11/07/12 @ 21:55
Comment from: Harass [Visitor]
What a wonderful sport journalist!! We lost such a great talent! RIP brother!! Pls keep politics away ppl it is not time to show how much we hate each other, it is time to morn our loss!
11/07/12 @ 23:57
Comment from: fashuti [Visitor]
R.I.P. our legend sport Journalist! Ethiopia loses more in the year 2012.
11/08/12 @ 02:16
Comment from: Fish [Visitor]
What a tragic news? R.I.P, dear friend & former colleague. It is a sad news to learn the untimely death of this legend sport Journalist & broadcaster he will be dearly missed by all his sport loving Ethiopian fans and more over by his family & loved once. Our condolences for his family & may God help them to get comfort in this difficult time.
11/08/12 @ 04:25
Comment from: Addis [Visitor]
No problem, he has experience.
He will be hired on arrival !!!
He will be hired on arrival !!!
11/08/12 @ 11:20
Comment from: Extraterrestrial [Visitor]
One thing I found Ethiopians to be unique about is the know how to admire the dead, not the living one.
11/09/12 @ 12:15
Comment from: Dallas [Visitor]
Zurga,
First you inked most of your complaints right. At the end however, you called yourself GOD and you screwed your A$$.
First you inked most of your complaints right. At the end however, you called yourself GOD and you screwed your A$$.
11/10/12 @ 05:30
Comment from: Alem [Visitor]
RIP Demissie Damte. Your golden voice echoes in my ears right now!! I remember that voice as if I am hearing it now, although it has been 20 years since I left my country.
11/14/12 @ 20:01
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