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Three, two, one. go, tape. at six o clock, the ground war on iraq has begun. millions knew him as the face of the six o clock news. good evening and welcome to the six o clock news. ..and for his calm, unflappable authority. good evening and welcome to the bbc s news at six. he was born in sri lanka in 1955 to christian tamil parents. as a child the family moved to ghana. this is the road. and he was swept up in the early optimism of a young nation newly independent of british colonial rule. we knew that africa was going to be united and that ghana, this country, was going to be at the centre of it, and i think that was a kind of dream. at 11 he was a migrant again, this time to england, where his parents enrolled him in a portsmouth boarding school. here, though, there was some racism. he learned to adapt to a new culture and to thrive. at durham university, he met his wife frances. i think when we got married, we were aware of a sort ....
One of the bbc s most highly respected, and much loved presenters. he died at home in london with his family this morning. he was 67 and he d been living with bowel cancer since 2014. the bbc s director general said he was one of the best and bravest journalists of his generation. george won many awards in a hugely successful career which took him all over the world. but many who worked with him here will remember him most as an unfailingly kind hearted and generous colleague. alan little looks back at his life. three, two, one. go tape. at six o clock the ground war on iraq has begun. millions knew him as the face of the six o clock news. good evening and welcome to the six o clock news. ..and for his calm, unflappable authority. good evening and welcome to the bbc s news at six. he was born in sri lanka in 1955 to christian tamil parents. as a child the family moved to ghana. this is the road. and he was swept up in the early ....
With his family today nine years after being diagnosed with bowel cancer. george won many awards in a hugely successful career which took him from southern africa to many other parts of the world. the bbc s director general, tim davie, described him as one of the best and bravestjournalists of his generation . but above all he was a very fine human being as his friend and colleague allan little now reports. three, two, one. go tape. at six o clock the ground war on iraq has begun. millions knew him as the face of the six 0 clock news. good evening and welcome to the six o clock news. ..and for his calm, unflappable authority. good evening and welcome to the bbc s news at six. he was born in sri lanka in 1955 to christian tamil parents. as a child the family moved to ghana. this is the road. and he was swept up in the early optimism of a young nation newly independent of british colonial rule. ....
Bowel cancer since 2014. george won many awards in a hugely successful career which took him from southern africa to many other parts of the world. but many who worked with him here at the bbc and elsewhere will remember him most as a thoroughly decent, unfailingly kind hearted and generous colleague. the bbc s director general, tim davie paid tribute to george s kindness, empathy and wonderful humanity. our special correspondent allan little looks back at his life. three, two, one. go. the grand war on iraq has begun. millions knew him as the face of the 6:00 news. good evening and welcome to the 6:00 news. and for his calm, unflappable authority, good evening and welcome to the bbc s news at six. he was born in sri lanka in 1955 to christian tamil parents. as a child, the family moved to ghana. this is the road. ....
Journalists of his generation . but above all he was a very fine human being as his friend and colleague allan little now reports. three, two, one. go tape. at six o clock the ground war on iraq has begun. millions knew him as the face of the six o clock news. good evening and welcome to the six o clock news. ..and for his calm, unflappable authority. good evening and welcome to the bbc s news at six. he was born in sri lanka in 1955 to christian tamil parents. as a child the family moved to ghana. this is the road. and he was swept up in the early optimism of a young nation newly independent of british colonial rule. we knew that africa was going to be united and that ghana, this country, was going to be at the centre of it, and i think that was a kind of dream. at 11 he was a migrant again, this time to england, where his parents enrolled him in a portsmouth boarding school. ....