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George Maxwell Alagiah OBE ( / ˌæləˈɡaɪə /; 22 November 1955 – 24 July 2023) was a British newsreader, journalist and television presenter. From 2007 until 2022, he was the presenter of the BBC News at Six, and also the main presenter of GMT on BBC World News from its launch in 2010 until 2014.
Nov 7, 2023 · On 7 July 2023, three weeks before he died, George Alagiah dictated to his wife Frances the words he wanted to be read aloud at his memorial.
- Daily Express
BBC newsreader George Alagiah was haunted by huge fear about wife before death
George Alagiah, the esteemed BBC newsreader who tragically died last summer aged 67, was deeply supported by his "amazing" family during his prolonged battle with cancer. The veteran journalist ...
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- Daily Express
BBC newsreader George Alagiah left just £49k to wife and family in will
The late BBC newsreader George Alagiah left a modest £49,000 to his wife and family in his will. This sum was bequeathed to his widow Frances Alagiah, who is the sole executrix of his estate ...
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Jul 24, 2023 · George Alagiah, one of the BBC's longest-serving and most respected journalists, has died at 67, nine years after being diagnosed with cancer. A statement from his agent said...
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Jul 24, 2023 · Tributes are being paid to George Alagiah, one of the BBC's longest-serving and most respected journalists, who has died aged 67. He was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer in 2014, and ...
Jul 24, 2023 · Tributes have been paid to BBC journalist and author George Alagiah, who has died of cancer aged 67. The BBC's chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet called him "a great...
Jul 24, 2023 · George Alagiah was a popular and reassuring presence behind a BBC News desk for more than 20 years, his unflappable demeanour making him a hit with viewers.
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Jul 24, 2023 · George Alagiah was diagnosed with stage-four bowel cancer in April 2014. The award-winning BBC newsreader reported from around the world and became well-known as the face of both...