George Maxwell AlagiahOBE (/ˌæləˈɡaɪə/; 22 November 1955 – 24 July 2023) was a British newsreader, journalist and television presenter. From 2007 until 2022, he was the presenter of the BBC News at Six, and also the main presenter of GMT on BBC World News from its launch in 2010 until 2014. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours.
George Maxwell Alagiah OBE (/ˌæləˈɡaɪə/; 22 November 1955 – 24 July 2023) was a British newsreader, journalist and television presenter. From 2007 until...
January 2003 to front the Ten O'Clock News. On 20 January 2003, as GeorgeAlagiah and Sophie Raworth took over, the bulletin was relaunched along with...
BBC Six O'Clock News in January 2003 which she presented alongside GeorgeAlagiah; she was a presenter on this bulletin until October 2005 when she went...
Henry Sandon Tony Green Dean Jones Paul Fox John Whitney Bernard Hill GeorgeAlagiah Kay Benbow Diana Edwards-Jones Ruth McCance Norman Lear Bill Kenwright...
29 November 2015. Saul, Heather (11 November 2015). "BBC newsreader GeorgeAlagiah returns to screens after recovering from bowel cancer". The Independent...
1970. Its launch presenters were Michael Buerk and Peter Sissons with GeorgeAlagiah as relief newscaster when neither Buerk or Sissons were available. The...
Estelle Bennett (1941–2009; aged 67), American singer (The Ronettes) GeorgeAlagiah (1955–2023; aged 67), British newsreader, journalist and television...
asserted the BBC was guilty of an "unconscious, institutionalised Leftism" GeorgeAlagiah - Longtime presenter of BBC News bulletins on BBC One and BBC World...
as a morning television show aimed at American audiences, hosted by GeorgeAlagiah, but later expanded to six editions a day aimed at different markets...
1999, staying until her retirement from newsreading in April 2006. GeorgeAlagiah became deputy presenter at the same time until early 2002 when he became...
British singer M.I.A (born Mathangi Arulpragasam) and BBC journalist GeorgeAlagiah are, among others, notable people of Sri Lankan Tamil descent. Sri Lankan...
the Six O'Clock News during her maternity leave, co-presenting with GeorgeAlagiah, and the following year, reported from Sri Lanka and Thailand on the...
Wales Online. Retrieved 25 July 2023. Saunders, Emma (24 July 2023). "GeorgeAlagiah: BBC journalist and newsreader dies aged 67". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved...
been continually published since 1948. Notable former editors include GeorgeAlagiah, Hunter Davies, Piers Merchant, Sir Timothy Laurence, Jeremy Vine and...
killer (b. 1943) 2022 – David Warner, English actor (b. 1941) 2023 – GeorgeAlagiah, BBC News journalist and broadcaster (b. 1955) 2023 – Trevor Francis...
weeknights. Originally this was the BBC Four News presented initially by GeorgeAlagiah, which ran at 8pm. It was rebranded in January 2004 as The World, and...
Anna Ford Main Presenter of BBC News at Six 1999–2003 Succeeded by GeorgeAlagiah and Sophie Raworth Preceded by Peter Sissons Main Presenter of BBC News...
Vasconcellos, Rede Globo William Bonner, Rede Globo William Waack, CNN Brazil GeorgeAlagiah (deceased), BBC Six O'Clock News Michael Aspel, BBC Nine O'Clock News...
Minister of Italy 1954 – Carol Tomcala, Australian sports shooter 1955 – GeorgeAlagiah, British journalist (d. 2023) 1955 – James Edwards, American basketball...
Surprises". HuffPost UK. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019. "GeorgeAlagiah "overwhelmed" by support after TV news return". BBC News. BBC. 23 January...
on 20 January 2003. The Six O'Clock News became double headed with GeorgeAlagiah and Sophie Raworth after Huw Edwards and Fiona Bruce moved to present...
service for Sir David Amess in St Margaret's Church" – via YouTube. "GeorgeAlagiah takes break from TV after further spread of cancer". BBC News. 18 October...
television presenter 9 November – Karen Dotrice, actress 22 November – GeorgeAlagiah, BBC journalist and news presenter (died 2023) 10 January – Annette...
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