It is with a heavy heart that I write this to you.  Unfortunately, after a relatively short battle with lung cancer, Chris "Punch" Andrews has passed away at the age of 43 at the South Regional Health Centre in Newmarket.

The hospital maintains that they've never seen a patient with SO many friends and family!  Punch has been in the hospital for a couple of weeks and in that time, he has had so many well wishers from all of his messages on his Facebook account to his Chris "Punch" Andrews Support Posse also on Facebook...he was so incredibly well liked, respected and loved. 

Chris touched so many lives from everyone here at Astral Radio Toronto to all of his students at Seneca students to everyone who's ever worked with him or met him. 

Punch had a tremendous heart and passion for radio.  He absolutely LOVED everything about it and made our Saturday nights at MIX FM so special - not to mention the many years he worked evenings as the PUNCH MAN! 

Punch will be sadly missed by us all.  

Karen Steele
Program Director - 99.9 MIX FM
Astral Media Radio GP

Saying Goodbye To One Of Our Own

April 3rd | Silvana Aceto - CFRB

With heavy hearts we say goodbye to one of our own. After a short battle with lung cancer, Chris "Punch" Andrews passed away, last weekend. Thursday, mourners paid their final respects to the 43-year-old MIX FM jock and CFRB traffic reporter.

Chris' best friend Kenny Caughlin, told a Newmarket church overflowing with mourners, "this is not goodbye", and he will see Chris again when it's his turn and he'll know where to find him, "on the eternal radio station, GOD FM."

"He would have been quite touched by all of his colleagues and friends and listeners who have come out to remember him," Morning News Anchor Jane Brown said Chris will be dearly missed in our hallways.

"He was always optimistic, his spirit was just unbelievable," Traffic Reporter, Guy Valentine said his co-worker and friend was positive right up until the end.

"Definitely a sad day, Chris was just a really good guy and were going to miss him," Vice President and GM of MIX FM, CFRB and EZ Rock, Pat Holiday, said.

Chris leaves behind his parents, his sister and four nephews and nieces.

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A Tribute to CHRIS 'Punch' ANDREWS 

MIX and CFRB personality Chris Punch Andrews has died after a brief battle with lung cancer. Punch Andrews was a Saturday night fixture on our sister station the MIX FM ... he also did Skywatch Traffic reports on CFRB  when Guy Valentine was off. MIX and CFRB personality Chris Punch Andrews has died after a brief battle with lung cancer. Punch Andrews was a Saturday night fixture on our sister station the MIX FM ... he also did Skywatch Traffic reports on CFRB  when Guy Valentine was off. Punch appeared on CFRB's Jim Richards Show March 13th to talk about his battle with lung cancer. Astral Production Manager John Masecar used the interview to produce this tribute to Punch Andrews ....

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