BBC PRESENTER CLARKE DIES AGED 58
BBC 4 radio presenter NICK CLARKE has died of cancer. He was 58. Clarke hosted long-running THE WORLD AT ONE programme, and won the prestigious title of Radio Broadcaster of Year in 1999. Director of the BBC MARK THOMPSON paid tribute saying, "I am deeply saddened by this news.
"Nick was not only a terrific colleague, but also a great friend, whom I worked with over a number of years. "He was one of the BBC’s finest broadcasters and a brilliant political interviewer, who was also a great listener. Nick’s interviewing style was penetrating but unfailingly courteous." Clarke is survived by his wife and four children.
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