George Alagiah: Clive Myrie and colleagues pay tribute as BBC broadcast journalist dies at 67
The IndependentSign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a statement issued to the PA news agency, his agent Mary Greenham said: “I am so terribly sorry to inform you that George Alagiah died peacefully today, surrounded by his family and loved ones. LBC presenter Sangita Myska wrote: “Growing up, when the BBC’s George Alagiah was on TV my dad would shout ‘George is on!’ We’d run to watch the man who inspired a generation of British Asian journalists. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free Mayor of London Sadiq Khan remembered Alagiah as “an outstanding journalist and broadcaster with unparalleled insight and sensitivity”, adding: “His decades of reporting helped break down barriers. open image in gallery George Alagiah has died at 67 Jeremy Vine wrote: “I never met anyone who didn’t love George Alagiah.
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