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Breaking: Veteran news anchor Richard Morecroft dies, aged 70
Richard Morecroft has died after being diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. (ABC Illawarra: Justin Huntsdale)
He also hosted Letters and Numbers on SBS, as well as popular children's current affairs show Behind the News on ABC.
A spokesperson confirmed the death on Tuesday night, saying Morecroft had died "at a time of his choosing, on the south coast of NSW".
"He was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year and was grateful to go peacefully, with his partner of 36 years, Alison Mackay, beside him," they said in an Instagram post.
"We are devastated to lose such a warm, generous and caring human and hope that all those who knew him, if only through their TV screens, will remember him fondly."
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Former ABC news presenter Richard Morecroft has died at the age of 70.
Morecroft presented ABC’s 7pm news bulletin for almost 20 years until 2002.
A spokesperson released a statement saying that he had died at a time of his choosing on the south coast of New South Wales.
“He was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year and was grateful to go peacefully, with his partner of 36 years, Alison Mackay, beside him.
“We are devastated to lose such a warm, generous and caring human and hope that all those who knew him, if only through their TV screens, will remember him fondly.”
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Veteran ABC newsreader Richard Morecroft dies aged 70
Former ABC newsreader Richard Morecroft has died at the age of 70 following a cancer diagnosis. The veteran reporter anchored the ABC’s nightly NSW news bulletin for nearly two decades from the 1980s to the early 2000s.
“Sadly, our beloved Richard died today, at a time of his choosing, on the south coast of NSW,” a statement shared on his Instagram account said.
“He was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year and was grateful to go peacefully, with his partner of 36 years, Alison Mackay, beside him. We are devastated to lose such a warm, generous and caring human and hope that all those who knew him, if only through their TV screens, will remember him fondly.”
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