
Harry Gration, a former BBC news and tv host has died unexpectedly today (June 24) at the age of 71.
Gration, who was born in Bradford, began working for the BBC in the late 70s, writing match reports while also teaching history. He joined Look North in 1982, but he left in the 1990s to work on BBC South Today.
What was Harry Gration net worth when he died?
He hosted the regional show beginning in 1982 and continued for more than four decades. In 2020, he gave his final performance.
His broadcasting accomplishments include covering nine Olympic Games for the BBC and receiving two Royal Television Society (RTS) awards for his sports documentaries, White Rose In Africa (1992) and Dickie Bird: A Rare Species (1993). (1997).
Gration was also named RTS Best Presenter twice and received an MBE for services to broadcasting in 2013.
The cause of his death is currently unknown, but it is known that prior to his death, he had approximately $ 10 million in his accounts, indicating that he was quite wealthy even at his advanced age.