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| BBC newsreader Rory Morrison dies aged 48 | BBC newsreader Rory Morrison dies aged 48 |
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| BBC newsreader Rory Morrison has died aged 48, the broadcaster has said. | BBC newsreader Rory Morrison has died aged 48, the broadcaster 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 popular voice on Radio 4. | Morrison joined the BBC in 1990, first working in local radio and later becoming a popular voice on Radio 4. |
| His wife, BBC journalist Nikki Jenkins, said on Twitter: "Until death parts us. Today I have lost my beloved Rory. No words express the anguish I feel so forgive my silence from now." | |
| Friends and colleagues paid tribute to Morrison, among them broadcaster Clare Balding, who wrote: "The world has lost another kind, great man today. He didn't make headlines, he read them." | Friends and colleagues paid tribute to Morrison, among them broadcaster Clare Balding, who wrote: "The world has lost another kind, great man today. He didn't make headlines, he read them." |
| Father-of-two Morrison had previously worked for BBC regional radio stations in the north of England before joining BBC Radio 4 as a continuity announcer. | Father-of-two Morrison had previously worked for BBC regional radio stations in the north of England before joining BBC Radio 4 as a continuity announcer. |