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Allan Little hailed BBC News at Six anchor George Alagiah (pictured) as one of the broadcaster's 'most respected journalists' who exhibited 'great strength' and 'effortless warmth'.
Raworth, 55, who presented the 6pm News Bulletin alongside Alagiah, told viewers that the long-standing presenter had longed to come back on air to bid his faithful audience goodbye.
BBC newsreader George Alagiah died 'peacefully' at the age of 67 on Monday after spending the last decade living with bowel cancer
Sir Tim edited Durham University's Palatinate newspaper in the latter half of 1975, before Alagiah, whose death from cancer was announced yesterday, replaced him early in 1976.
The News at Six presenter died 'peacefully' surrounded by family yesterday aged 67, after first being diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2014. Tributes have since flooded in from BBC stars.