Veteran BBC news presenter Harry Gration dies 'suddenly' aged 71

Veteran BBC news presenter Harry Gration dies 'suddenly' aged 71

Veteran BBC news presenter Harry Gration has died ‘suddenly’ aged 71.

Mr Gration, the former presenter of BBC Yorkshire’s Look North news programme, joined the corporation in 1978 and Look North in 1982, and stood down from the role in 2020.

He was awarded an MBE in 2019, and has won two Royal Television Society awards for sports documentaries. He also won the RTS Best Presenter award on two occasions. 

Veteran BBC news presenter Harry Gration has died ‘suddenly’ aged 71. Pictured in 2019 with his MBE from the Prince of Wales

His wife Helen Gration, 53, paid tribute to her husband: 'He will forever be with us.' The couple welcomed their third child, Harrison in 2019, when he was 68 and she was 50. Gration is pictured centre with Lesley Garrett, left, and Carol Vorderman, right

His wife Helen Gration, 53, paid tribute to her husband: ‘He will forever be with us.’ The couple welcomed their third child, Harrison in 2019, when he was 68 and she was 50. Gration is pictured centre with Lesley Garrett, left, and Carol Vorderman, right

His wife Helen Gration, 53, paid tribute to her husband: ‘He will forever be with us.’ 

The couple welcomed their third child, Harrison in 2019, when he was 68 and she was 50.

He was awarded an MBE in 2019, and has won two Royal Television Society awards for sports documentaries. He also won the RTS Best Presenter award on two occasions

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