Tonight BBC Look North will be paying tribute to Harry Gration. Please share your memories of Harry here and we’ll try to include some of them in tonight’s programme.
Harry Gration joined BBC Look North as a presenter in 1982 and left the show in October 2020
Celebrities, sports fans and politicians have led tributes to former BBC Look North presenter Harry Gration following his death at the age of 71.He had also reported for Match of the Day and Grandstand and commentated on Olympic and Commonwealth Games. Cricket fans at the Headingley test match on Saturday joined in a round of applause for the broadcaster.Yorkshire County Cricket Club was among those from the world of sport to pay tribute to Mr Gration, who was a club board member between 2013 and 2015.
In a statement, it said: "As a lover of cricket, he was often seen at Headingley and other local grounds either with microphone in hand, or for the love of the game.Image source,In an emotional announcement at the end of Friday's Look North, Mr Gration's former co-presenter Amy Garcia said he had died "very suddenly" that day.
Peter Levy, who presents Look North in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, said he was devastated by the news.Harry would often call to talk & once, I’d been hammered in the press for something, he called with the kindest & most helpful words of encouragement.He will be missed by many
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