On Saturday, October 5, the media reported the sad news. Bartosz Kustra, a sports journalist of Polish Radio PiK, passed away at the age of 42. The presenter has not appeared on air for a long time. It was all due to the disease he had been struggling with for the last four years. The official radio profile of Radio PiK published a touching entry saying goodbye to the deceased reporter.
Bartosz Kustra is dead. The journalist was 42 years old. “He devoted his life to radio work”
Bartosz Kustra started his radio career at the age of only 19. He dealt mainly with sports topics. He specialized in commentating basketball matches and speedway competitions. In 2019, he was even awarded the award of the Marshal of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship for “outstanding sports activities and promotion of the region”. His career was interrupted by illness. The journalist even underwent surgery, which, however, did not bring the expected results. On Saturday, October 5, information about… death presenter.
After a long and serious illness, Bartosz Kustra, a journalist of Polish Radio PiK, our friend and colleague, died. He was a reporter and sports journalist who devoted his life to radio. Sport was his passion… Goodbye, Bartek…
– we read in the entry.
Listeners say goodbye to the deceased journalist. “A man with passion has passed away”
The comment section under the post was flooded with condolences from devastated listeners. Bartosz Kustra's fans recalled his professionalism and extraordinary commitment to work. “You had incredible knowledge not only about sports. You surprised with your knowledge when talking about literature. In our voivodeship, you knew all sports arenas and almost every athlete and activist. In a very cultured and unique way, you were able to transfer information to the world of radio. Stay tuned,” “He passed away a man with a passion for sport and radio. It's a pity that we won't hear his reports from sports competitions in our region. May he rest in eternal peace,” wrote Internet users. Speedway clubs, whose sports competitions he commented on for years, have not forgotten about the deceased.