BBC broadcasters including Sian Williams, Charlie Stayt, Susanna Reid and Naga Munchetty were among those celebrating the life and legacy of Bill Turnbull at his funeral.
01.09.2022 - 13:51 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Bill Turnbull's devastated former colleagues at the BBC paid an emotional tribute to the broadcaster this morning as it was announced that he has passed away at the age of 66.
TV presenter Bill died on Wednesday, August 31 his family have confirmed and he was surrounded by his loved ones at his home in Suffolk.
He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2017, putting up a "challenging and committed" fight against the disease.
Sharing memories of the "brilliant journalist" and friend, an emotional Naga was fighting back tears as she remembered Bill shortly after announcing news of his passing and sent best wishes to his wife Sarah and their family.
She said: "Our friend, our former colleague, breakfast presenter, many of you will be familiar with, Bill Turnbull, who, we've just heard the news, has died after suffering with prostate cancer. Of course all of us here sending love and support to Bill's family and his wife."
Turnbull's incredible career started in Scotland, when he began his studies at Edinburgh University, where he was editor of the student newspaper. He then got his first job at Scotland's Radio Clyde back in 1978. He went on to appear on various radio and TV news shows over the next four decades and quickly became a household name as the presenter of BBC Breakfast.
Naga then paid tribute to Bill's talent and sense of humour and, clearly feeling overwhelmed with emotion, the usually stoney-faced presenter said everyone on BBC Breakfast will "miss him".
Naga went on: "I think after we get over the shock of this we will start remembering the really funny things that Bill did like, just when I presented with him, his energy was amazing. He came in to this programme and through everything at it every single day. He
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BBC Breakfast host Bill Turnbull has passed away at the age of 66. His family released a statement with the sad news saying that his death came after the presenter’s battle with prostate cancer which he was diagnosed with five years ago.They wrote: “Following a challenging and committed fight against prostate cancer, Bill passed away peacefully at his home in Suffolk surrounded by his family on Wednesday, 31st August”.They continued: “Bill was diagnosed in 2017 and has had outstanding medical care from the Royal Marsden and Ipswich Hospitals, St Elizabeth Hospice and his GP.” Bill became a beloved voice of morning television when he landed his role at BBC Breakfast.The presenter first appeared on the show in 2001 as a weekend host and while he regularly appeared on the weekday version of the show, it wasn’t until 2008 that he became the main weekday presenter. However Bill had actually started his career on radio in 1978 and became a regular on USA radio while corresponding from the region for the BBC.
BBC Breakfast stars past and present have been leading tributes to one of the show's former hosts Bill Turnbull following his death. His passing was announced in a statement from his family on Thursday morning (September 1).
Naga Munchetty was left fighting back tears as she and co-host Charlie Stayt had to announce the sad news that former BBC Breakfast presenter Bill Turnbull had died.