Alistair Burnet ex newsreader died

[Ann]

Just been announced he's died after a series of strokes age 84. Doesn't it make you feel old? News report said its 21 years since he last read the news, seems like yesterday!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alastair_Burnet

[Ric.ror]

Yes I thought that when I read when he last broadcast
I have always watched BBC news but when I did catch him I thought he had a dignity and gravitas in his presenting

[anotheoldgit]

I thought he had died years ago, but I must be mistaking him with another news reader who died at a much earlier age.

Does anyone know who that was?

[MarkRae]

I recall that he was on Panorama in the early 70s, but I don't believe he ever read the news on the the BBC. He was ITN, wasn't he...?

[mrs_overall]

AOG - are you thinking of Reginald Bousanquet?

[echokilo]

Yep - ITN x

[whiskeryron]

All I know is there are people dying now who have never died before.
R.I.P. Alistair.

W Ron.

[anotheoldgit]

That's him mrs_overall, thank you very much.

[mrs_overall]

You are welcome AOG
He used to be a favourite of mine

[andy-hughes]

His adoration for the Royals always shone through his newsreading.

When the Queen Mum died, the present Mrs Hughes and I were on holiday in Malta and it rained every day, so we were forced to watch the funeral on Sky - there was nothing else on (well, 'forced' is perhaps a bit strong!)

We amused ourselves by intoning in voices as low as we could get, and imitating the AB gravitas - "God bless you Maaam ..." - it passed an afternoon.