This is the moment ITV News anchor Geraint Vincent fought back tears during an emotional tribute to his late colleague Emily Morgan after she died aged 45 following a short battle with lung cancer. Ms. Morgan worked as a journalist at ITV News for 23 years, and colleagues have described her as a ‘true trailblazer’, a ‘fearless journalist’, and a devoted mum’.
During his broadcast tribute, Mr. Vincent said: ‘Now, We regularly report upsetting events that affect people’s lives. Tonight we have something to report that has affected all of us at ITV News very deeply.
‘It is the death after a short illness of our on-screen colleague and much-loved friend Emily Morgan, our much-loved health and science editor.’
He added:
‘Emily worked here for 23 years first behind the scenes as a producer, but for most of that time lighting up our programs every day as a political and then health reporter.
This is the moment ITV News anchor Geraint Vincent fought back tears during an emotional tribute to his late colleague Emily Morgan after she died aged 45 following a short battle with lung cancer.
Viewers praised the anchor for his handling of the tribute.
One wrote on Twitter: “Complete respect to you for getting thru what must have been the hardest of reports, the passing of a dear friend & colleague.”
Another said: “I don’t know how @GeraintITV did that. Not easy at all. What a brilliant reporter she was.”
