Rory Morrison

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Rory Morrison
Rory Morrison in 2011.
Born
Rory David Morrison

(1964-08-05)5 August 1964
London, England
Died11 June 2013(2013-06-11) (aged 48)
University College London Hospital (UCLH), London, England
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Radio newsreader and continuity announcer

Rory David Morrison (5 August 1964 – 11 June 2013)

continuity announcer for BBC Radio 4
.

Early life and education

Morrison was born in London in 1964, the eldest of Anne and Bob Morrison's three children.

prefect was appointed as Head of House.[3] The English-Speaking Union awarded him a scholarship to Australia.[3] He graduated from Durham University in 1986 with a degree in English Language and Literature.[1][4]

Broadcasting career

Morrison began his radio broadcasting career as a travel reporter and presenter for

BBC Radio Cleveland. He then moved to the British Forces Broadcasting Service before returning to the BBC as a continuity announcer on Radio 4 in April 1994.[1] He later joined the newsreading team, and regularly appeared on The News Quiz
, as a reader for amusing newspaper cuttings during the programme.

Personal life

Morrison married BBC journalist Nikki Jenkins in 1994; the couple met while working for BBC Radio Leeds, and had two children together.

Waldenström's macroglobulinemia, a rare type of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, in 2004.[5] After his diagnosis, he became involved in raising money for the Lymphoma Association.[1] In 2008, he took part in a fundraising walk with other radio newsreaders to Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, which formerly housed the atomic clocks used to generate the Greenwich Time Signal, or "pips". This event was organised for a special edition of the radio programme Ramblings, broadcast in April as "A Pilgrimage to the Pips".[1] Morrison provided a live outdoor continuity announcement at the end of the programme.[6] Morrison died from lymphoma in the University College London Hospital (UCLH), June 2013.[7]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Hubbard, Katy (12 June 2013). "Rory Morrison obituary". The Guardian.
  2. ^ "Broadcaster was loved by all who knew him". Malvern Gazette. 12 June 2013.
  3. ^ a b Childs, Martin (12 June 2013). "Rory Morrison: Much-loved Radio 4 announcer". The Independent.
  4. ^ a b "Rory Morrison". BBC. Archived from the original on 24 March 2013.
  5. ^ Taylor, Frances (11 June 2013). "BBC Radio 4 announcer Rory Morrison dies, aged 48". Digital Spy.
  6. ^ Lezard, Nicholas (27 April 2008). "Moved to tears by purple ears". The Independent on Sunday.
  7. ^ Davidson, Max (12 June 2013). "The BBC's Rory Morrison was a master of the art of broadcasting". The Telegraph.
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