The BBC’s Naga Manchetty broke down in tears live on air as she heard the news her colleague George Alagiah had died following his battle with bowel cancer.
The presenter was audibly upset when reporting the sad death of her colleage, who died on Monday at the age of 67.
As the news was announced on her 5 Live radio show, Naga said: “Apologies for the emotion in my voice - he was so loved in our news room.”
She later added: “He was a voice we trusted and he was someone I can personally say I loved, he supported me greatly.”
The presenter was audibly upset when reporting the sad death of her colleage, who died on Monday at the age of 67.
As the news was announced on her 5 Live radio show, Naga said: “Apologies for the emotion in my voice - he was so loved in our news room.”
She later added: “He was a voice we trusted and he was someone I can personally say I loved, he supported me greatly.”
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00:00 It's a couple of minutes past midday just before Rebecca brings us the sports news.
00:05 We've had the very sad news that our colleague George Alagiah, BBC presenter, you all know
00:12 him, who has been living with bowel cancer.
00:18 He was first diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer in 2014 and since has stepped back
00:22 from presenting the BBC news.
00:25 We've just learnt the news that he has died at the age of 65.
00:29 We've learnt that from his agent.
00:32 Apologies for the emotion in my voice.
00:34 He was so loved in our newsroom.