BBC newsreader, George Alagiah dies at 67

BBC newsreader, George Alagiah dies at 67

BBC newsreader George Alagiah died today aged 67 after a nine-year battle with bowel cancer.

The widely respected broadcaster – who joined the BBC in 1989 and had been the face of News At Six since 2007 – passed away ‘peacefully’ surrounded by his family.

BBC director general Tim Davie led tributes today, hailing him as ‘one of the best and bravest journalists of his generation’.

Alagiah – who is survived by his wife, Frances Robathan, and two children, Adam and Matt – was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer in April 2014 before finishing treatment in October 2015 and returning to screens a month later.

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