Egbert Gaye, 67, on June 4, following a heart attack. Gaye was best known as a longtime commentator on CJAD Montreal where he had a reputation for jousting with host Tommy Schnurmacher on the station’s Gang of Four segment, and more recently, The Elias Makos Show. Gaye was the founder of Montreal Community Contact, a newspaper dedicated to covering the city’s Black and Caribbean community, which he continued to helm as Managing Editor after 31 years. A graduate of Concordia University, he had also been a contributing columnist for the Montreal Gazette in the past and served on the Gazette Board of Contributors.
