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George Alagiah. 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.
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...
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. "It is a painful yet exclusive luxury to be living...
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 · BBC newsreader George Alagiah has been remembered as "an outstanding journalist" who shone with "integrity and decency". The Sri Lanka-born journalist and face of BBC One's News At Six since 2007 died aged 67 on Monday surrounded by his family and loved ones.
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...
