BBC’s George Alagiah has died

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Age 67. He had cancer.

I liked him as a new reader

My favourite newsreader...
Poor Clive Myrie struggled to keep it together bless him...

I'm genuinely sad about this. He seemed like such a genuinely lovely man & had a real sense of peace about him. I will miss his calm, reassuring way of reporting the news. RIP George.

He just seemed so lovely (and handsome). So saddened for his family

A man who always came across as dignified, kind and a true and gentle man.

A beautiful tribute on the news and Clive’s sorrow was hard to observe. His personal tribute was heartfelt and a lovely testament to his friend and colleague.

RIP.

So sad. He seemed like a really nice man. My mum has the same illness, so he was kind of a beacon for us of 'Look, it doesn't have to mean the end.' I feel so sorry for his family.

that news has upset me,
i did like him

He seemed like a really lovely, unassuming man. It's so very sad.

We, like several other posters who have commented, saw George as a beacon of hope when our loved one got diagnosed with bowel cancer only a few months after he announced his diagnosis. We lost our loved one last year. RIP to George, a fantastic journalist, and thoughts with all affected by bowel cancer.

For those who have decided to cook his dhal. Make lots, it's lovely.

Very sad He always came across as gentle and dignified.
67 is no age
RIP George

This is very sad. He seemed like a very nice person.

This. He seemed like a real gentleman. May he RIP.

Lovely article here by a former colleague from his foreign correspondent days:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66136159

RIP, George, and wishing strength to your family and friends.

He had known for a long time that it was incurable

Between him and Huw Edwards the bbc news won't be the same!

So sad,

I was sorry to hear this. I agree with the previous poster who said he exuded both warmth and gravitas.

Very sad news.

I was very sad to hear about this - he was my favourite newsreader, always so calm and he seemed like such a nice man.
The tributes have been lovely - he was clearly well loved by his colleagues and friends (and that’s not something you can say about everybody).

Sophie Raworth did an excellent job presenting the 6 pm news tonight on the death of a friend and colleague 🥲

@KitchenSinkLlama

What a great recipe, thank you for the heads up. And thank you George, for the recipe ,your wisdom and humanity.

That's so sad. He was also a talented writer. I liked him a lot.

I don’t recall ever feeling so sad about hearing such news regarding someone I didn’t know personally. RIP George. A gentle man .

Just to add that my DH did some work for him some years ago and said he was a genuinely nice man

they said on the news when he went off for cancer treatment he had thousands of letters from viewers - a well loved newsreader.

Seemed like such a lovely lovely man.

George Alagiah, BBC newsreader, dies of bowel cancer aged 67

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/090169d2-2a13-11ee-b33d-6d3f5a636b40?shareToken=1927e2f0b90564533d49f989c519ddfe