Angela Stribling, a beloved radio personality and pioneering host of several BET shows, has died at 58, her husband announced.Stribling’s husband, Ken Washington, shared the devastating news in an Instagram post, which was also shared on Angela’s account and at her longtime Washington, D.C., radio station, WHUR 96.3.It was revealed that she had battled brain cancer for two years.“It is with a broken heart that I share that my beloved wife, Angela Marie Stribling, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, September 26, after a courageous two-year battle with brain cancer. Her sister Darlene and I were by her sidem,” Ken Washington wrote.

His post continued, “Angela leaves behind a legacy of love, joy, kindness, inspiration, and a voice and spirit that will never be forgotten. A celebration of life will be held in Washington DC, date and venue to be announced.”Angela Stribling rose to fame at the Black Entertainment Television (BET) network and through her work with WJZ-TV and WJLA-TV, according to her LinkedIn page. She went on to become a television pioneer, especially on BET.In her early career, Stribling, also a jazz singer, hosted BET’s entertainment news show, Screen Scene, in the 1990s. She also pioneered the network’s jazz coverage by hosting Jazz Central, among other shows.At first, however, the Buffalo, New York-born television and radio personality attended the Fashion Institute of Technology. After that, she moved to Washington, D.C., to pursue a career that “involved my voice,” after mentors and friends advised her.