Rory Morrison

Rory David Morrison (5 August 1964 – 11 June 2013)[1] was a newsreader and continuity announcer for BBC Radio 4.

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
OccupationRadio newsreader and continuity announcer

Early life and education

Rory Morrison was born in London in 1964, the eldest of Anne and Bob Morrison's three children.[1] He was brought up in Malvern, Worcestershire, and was educated at The Chase School and Malvern College.[2] At College, he performed well in drama and art, and as a 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 Beacon Radio, an independent local radio station covering Shropshire, Wolverhampton and the Black Country.[4] He first joined the BBC in 1990, as the presenter of an afternoon programme on BBC Radio Leeds. He later worked for two other local stations, BBC Radio York and 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, Honor and Reuben.[1] Morrison was diagnosed with 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 machine 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] Rory Morrison provided a live outdoor continuity announcement at the end of the programme.[6] Rory Morrison died from lymphoma in the University College London Hospital (UCLH), June 2013.[7]

Filmography
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gollark: OC's power requirements can also be annoying sometimes, because apparently my long-range communication relay cubes need something like 300RF/t in RTG capacity to avoid shutting down under heavy load.
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gollark: CC could do with status lights and beeps, though.

References
  1. 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. Childs, Martin (12 June 2013). "Rory Morrison: Much-loved Radio 4 announcer". The Independent.
  4. "Rory Morrison". BBC. Archived from the original on 13 June 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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