George Maxwell Alagiah OBE (/ˌæləˈɡaɪə/; 22 November 1955 – 24 July 2023) was a British newsreader, journalist and television presenter, and one of BBC...
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name include: Alagiah Thurairajah (1934–1994), a Sri Lankan academic George Alagiah (1955–2023), a British journalist and TV presenter Alagia, a similar...
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BBC Six O'Clock News in January 2003 which she presented alongside George Alagiah; she was a presenter on this bulletin until October 2005 when she went...
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January 2003 to front the Ten O'Clock News. On 20 January 2003, as George Alagiah and Sophie Raworth took over, the bulletin was relaunched along with...
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this period, the programme was advertised as the BBC News at Nine. George Alagiah became the relief newscaster around this period. In August 2000, BBC...
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been continually published since 1948. Notable former editors include George Alagiah, Hunter Davies, Piers Merchant, Sir Timothy Laurence, Jeremy Vine and...
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1999, staying until her retirement from newsreading in April 2006. George Alagiah became deputy presenter at the same time until early 2002 when he became...
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1970. Its launch presenters were Michael Buerk and Peter Sissons with George Alagiah as relief newscaster when neither Buerk or Sissons were available. The...
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Estelle Bennett (1941–2009; aged 67), American singer (The Ronettes) George Alagiah (1955–2023; aged 67), British newsreader, journalist and television...
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asserted the BBC was guilty of an "unconscious, institutionalised Leftism" George Alagiah - Longtime chief presenter of BBC News bulletins on BBC One and BBC...
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29 November 2015. Saul, Heather (11 November 2015). "BBC newsreader George Alagiah returns to screens after recovering from bowel cancer". The Independent...
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Henry Sandon Tony Green Dean Jones Paul Fox John Whitney Bernard Hill George Alagiah Kay Benbow Diana Edwards-Jones Ruth McCance Norman Lear Bill Kenwright...
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depending on the edition because (as of 2016[update], original presenter George Alagiah was on leave from his anchor duties on GMT), with Tim Willcox serving...
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British singer M.I.A (born Mathangi Arulpragasam) and BBC journalist George Alagiah are, among others, notable people of Sri Lankan Tamil descent. Sri Lankan...
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killer (b. 1943) 2022 – David Warner, English actor (b. 1941) 2023 – George Alagiah, BBC News journalist and broadcaster (b. 1955) 2023 – Trevor Francis...
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Minister of Italy 1954 – Carol Tomcala, Australian sports shooter 1955 – George Alagiah, British journalist (d. 2023) 1955 – James Edwards, American basketball...
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songwriter ("Callow-la-vita", "Big Ship", "Rachel") and singer. 24 July George Alagiah, 67, journalist and presenter (BBC News), bowel cancer. Trevor Francis...
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the Six O'Clock News during her maternity leave, co-presenting with George Alagiah, and the following year, reported from Sri Lanka and Thailand on the...
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Maldon, England footballer Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and BBC newsreader George Alagiah. St John's College was founded in Southsea, Portsmouth in 1908 by the...
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those who sought advice on a career in radio was the BBC TV Presenter George Alagiah. Vernon Corea went on to be the BBC's Ethnic Minorities Adviser. A whole...
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weeknights. Originally this was the BBC Four News presented initially by George Alagiah, which ran at 8pm. It was rebranded in January 2004 as The World, and...
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Kostiantyn Tyshchenko, 81, Ukrainian linguist, teacher and translator. George Alagiah, 67, British journalist and presenter (BBC News), bowel cancer. Leny...
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Anna Ford Main Presenter of BBC News at Six 1999–2003 Succeeded by George Alagiah and Sophie Raworth Preceded by Peter Sissons Main Presenter of BBC News...
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Vasconcellos, Rede Globo William Bonner, Rede Globo William Waack, CNN Brazil George Alagiah (deceased), BBC Six O'Clock News Michael Aspel, BBC Nine O'Clock News...
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Wales Online. Retrieved 25 July 2023. Saunders, Emma (24 July 2023). "George Alagiah: BBC journalist and newsreader dies aged 67". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved...
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1992. Bridget Kendall 1993. Martin Woollacott 1994. Ed Vulliamy 1995. George Alagiah 1996. Maggie O'Kane 1997. Fergal Keane 1998. Jonathan Steele 1999. Ann...
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as a morning television show aimed at American audiences, hosted by George Alagiah, but later expanded to six editions a day aimed at different markets...
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on 20 January 2003. The Six O'Clock News became double headed with George Alagiah and Sophie Raworth after Huw Edwards and Fiona Bruce moved to present...
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October 31, 2011. Retrieved March 28, 2012. "Guardian Viral Video Chart: George Alagiah, Adele, and a mad monkey". The Guardian. February 24, 2012. Retrieved...
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Evans, Hunter Davies and Jeremy Vine, along with an interview with George Alagiah. Palatinate celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2018. In September 2020...
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