VETERAN broadcaster, Terrence Holder, who until recently held the position of Deputy General Manager of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T), has died.Mr. Holder died yesterday after battling with cancer. He was 73 and had retired on account of illness.

He was better known for his involvement in broadcasting as the General Manager of the Guyana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) for a number of years.
At the GBC he was well-respected for his initiative, creativity and drive, and made a name for himself through productions of well researched and presented documentaries.
After the change of government in 1992, he served on the board of directors of GBC’s successor, National Communications Network (NCN).

Holder, in the late 70’s, also held a senior position within the Ministry of Information (GIS), with Minister of Information, Yvonne Harewood-Benn and Chief Information Officer, Allan Fenty.
Meanwhile, he also served the Guyana Cricket Board and the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA), the latter having only last year congratulated him for his contribution to that association.
He was remembered by former GBC Programme Manager, Margaret Lawrence as someone who was liberal and allowed much leverage for creativity in radio production- his forte. “He was a very liberal manager. He knew creativity, he encouraged it and he was very supportive as a general manager,” she said.

Lawrence credited Holder for having brought many innovative ideas to the Caribbean as Secretary General of the CBU, noting that Holder was “… all about broadcasting and was an excellent producer,” Lawrence said.
She remembered him as someone who never lost the common touch and was always willing to meet with old radio colleagues.
After becoming Deputy General Manager of GT&T, Mr. Holder was struck a devastating blow with the death of his wife Yvonne Lois in August, 2007. Mrs. Lois Yvonne Holder, who was Technical Co-ordinator of the Technical Action Service Unit (TASU) of the CARICOM Secretariat, collapsed at the Johan Pengel Airport in Suriname where she was awaiting a flight to Guyana after completing a mission on behalf of the Secretariat in that country.
The Guyana Chronicle joins in extending condolences to the bereaved family members of Mr. Holder.