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Tributes paid to BBC Radio 4 newsreader Rory Morrison | |
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Tributes have been paid to BBC Radio 4 announcer and newsreader Rory Morrison following his death at the age of 48. | |
"The world has lost another kind, great man," tweeted the broadcaster Clare Balding, while cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew said he was "desperately sad" to hear the news. | |
Martha Kearney, presenter of Radio 4's World at One, said Morrison was "always a lovely calm presence". | |
The father of two 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". | |
"As a continuity announcer and a newsreader, he was admired for the warmth of his voice, his clarity and his perfect timing," she added. | |
"He was loved by all who knew him. We offer our deep sympathy to his family in their loss." | |
During his time at the BBC, Morrison presented an afternoon show at BBC Radio Leeds and worked at BBC Radio York and BBC Radio Cleveland. | |
After leaving local radio, he worked for the British Forces Broadcasting Service before joining Radio 4 as a continuity announcer. | |
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, Morrison reported and presented a wide range of output. | |
He eventually joined the newsreading team, earning praise for a voice described as "mellifluous" by former The World Tonight presenter Robin Lustig. | |
In 2004 he was diagnosed with a rare type of lymphoma. Morrison is survived by his two children and his wife, the BBC journalist Nikki Jenkins. |