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BBC Radio 4 newsreader Rory Morrison dies | BBC Radio 4 newsreader Rory Morrison dies |
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BBC Radio 4 announcer and newsreader Rory Morrison has died aged 48, the corporation has said. | BBC Radio 4 announcer and newsreader Rory Morrison has died aged 48, the corporation has said. |
He had been suffering from a rare form of cancer. | He had been suffering from a rare form of cancer. |
Morrison joined the BBC in 1990, first working in local radio and later becoming a continuity announcer and newsreader on Radio 4. | Morrison joined the BBC in 1990, first working in local radio and later becoming a continuity announcer and newsreader on Radio 4. |
The station's controller Gwyneth Williams said he was respected for his intelligence, integrity and complete professionalism. | The station's controller Gwyneth Williams said he was respected for his intelligence, integrity and complete professionalism. |
She added he had been at the heart of Radio 4 for many years. | She added he had been at the heart of Radio 4 for many years. |
During his time at the BBC, Morrison presented and reported an afternoon show at BBC Radio Leeds, as well as working at BBC Radio York and BBC Radio Cleveland. | |
After leaving local radio, he worked for the British Forces Broadcasting Service before joining BBC Radio 4 as a continuity announcer. | |
Morrison reported and presented a range of output - from working on the BBC's From Our Own Correspondent programme, to spending New Years Eve 1999 on stand-by in case the Millennium bug threatened the corporation's broadcasting. He eventually joined the newsreading team. | |
In 2004 he was diagnosed with a rare type of Lymphoma. |