Broadcaster John Stapleton has died, his agent has mentioned.
The 79-year-old, who had Parkinson’s illness sophisticated by pneumonia, died peacefully in hospital this morning.
Stapleton’s agent, Jackie Gil, mentioned: “His son Nick and daughter-in-law Lisa have been constantly at his side and John died peacefully in hospital this morning.”
In October final 12 months, Stapleton opened up about his Parkinson’s prognosis, a situation his mom additionally had.
“I am fairly pragmatic about the prospect of this getting worse,” he mentioned. “I try to remain positive, because what’s the point of not being?”
“Speaking is how I’ve earned my living for the best part of 50 years,” he mentioned in a BBC interview.
“It’s very frustrating sometimes, particularly (when) people are constantly saying to you, ‘sorry, what did you say?’ And you have to repeat yourself, time and time again.”
Stapleton’s profession started at native papers in Better Manchester and would final greater than 50 years.
In 2004, he was named the Royal Tv Society’s presenter of the 12 months for his work on the Iraq Conflict and a collection of interviews together with former prime minister Sir Tony Blair.
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