![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/sophie-raworth-reveals-george-alagiahs-last-wish-just-months-before-his-death/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/newspress-collage-23168293-1690224666858.jpg&description=SOPHIE Raworth revealed one of her late friend and colleague George Alagiah's final wishes in an emotional on-air tribute to him. The broadcaster, 55, devoted much of tonight's News At Six on BBC One to coverage of 67 year-old George's sad death earlier today. 3 Sophie Raworth paid an emotional tribute to her colleague and friend George Alagiah Credit: BBC 3 George and Sophie began working on the show together in 2003 Credit: BBC And at the end of the programme she paid a personal anecdote about the last time she saw him and what he told her. Sophie said: "I saw him just a few weeks ago. He told me he had hoped to come back to work one last time to say thank you and goodbye, right here, live on air in the studio. "He didn't get the chance, so we have done it for him. I will leave you now with George Alagaia in his own words." Sophie appeared to be pinching her hand as she read the autocue in a bid to stop herself from becoming emotional during the broadcast. Sophie also recalled: "20 years ago George and I launched the new Six O' Clock News together back in January 2003. He was a foreign correspondent at heart, that was his passion, but he felt enormously proud and privileged to be presenting the BBC's evening news and he loved it. She continued: "He loved being in the newsroom being part of the team, and he made a good cup of tea as well. We all adored him, he felt a real connection with the audience too. "After he was diagnosed with cancer just over nine years ago, he received thousands of letters and messages from people who wrote to him as it they knew each other, strangers who spoke to him as a friend. He was really touched by your support. " George was a man of great values and indomitable spirit, a big smile, a velvety laugh, a great friend." The show closed with a film made by George were he discussed his bowel cancer battle in his own words. The veteran journalist was diagnosed with the disease in 2014 and underwent intensive treatment. George returned t){kind=link}
SOPHIE Raworth revealed one of her late friend and colleague George Alagiah’s final wishes in an emotional on-air tribute to him.
The broadcaster, 55, devoted much of tonight’s News At Six on BBC One to coverage of 67 year-old George’s sad death earlier today.
And at the end of the programme she paid a personal anecdote about the last time she saw him and what he told her.
Sophie said: “I saw him just a few weeks ago. He told me he had hoped to come back to work one last time to say thank you and goodbye, right here, live on air in the studio.
“He didn’t get the chance, so we have done it for him. I will leave you now with George Alagaia in his own words.”