Veteran news anchor Richard Morecroft dies, aged 70
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- ABC News (Australia)seen 6 Oct, 14:56headline rewritten
Breaking: Veteran news anchor Richard Morecroft dies, aged 70Veteran news anchor Richard Morecroft dies, aged 70 - The Guardian Worldseen 7 Oct, 03:41headline rewritten
Richard Morecroft, veteran ABC news presenter, dies age 70 after cancer diagnosisRichard Morecroft, veteran ABC news presenter, dies aged 70 after cancer diagnosis - The Guardian Worldseen 9 Oct, 02:54description edited
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Anthony Albanese fondly recalls the passionate environmental advocate keeping an infant flying fox under his desk as he presented the news Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Former ABC news presenter Richard Morecroft has been remembered as “one of the great broadcasters of his generation” and a “trusted presence” for Australians after his death at the age of 70. Morecroft presented ABC’s 7pm news bulletin for almost 20 years until 2002 and was a fixture on screens....Anthony Albanese fondly recalls the passionate environmental advocate keeping an infant flying fox under his desk as he presented the news Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast The former ABC news presenter Richard Morecroft has been remembered as “one of the great broadcasters of his generation” and a “trusted presence” for Australians after his death at the age of 70. Morecroft presented ABC’s 7pm news bulletin for almost 20 years until 2002 and was a fixture on...
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Tue, 6 October 2026
2 reports- ABC News (Australia)10:04first to reportedited after publishing
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Breaking: Veteran news anchor Richard Morecroft dies, aged 70Morecroft was a regular presence on television screens for more than 30 years.
- The Guardian World10:44edited after publishing ×2
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Richard Morecroft, veteran ABC news presenter, dies age 70 after cancer diagnosisAnthony Albanese fondly recalls the passionate environmental advocate keeping an infant flying fox under his desk as he presented the news Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast The former ABC news presenter Richard Morecroft has been remembered as “one of the great broadcasters of his generation” and a “trusted presence” for Australians after his death at the age of 70. Morecroft presented ABC’s 7pm news bulletin for almost 20 years until 2002 and was a fixture on...
Wed, 7 October 2026
2 reports- ABC News (Australia)02:00
Richard Morecroft graced television screens for decades as an ABC 7PM news anchor and host of Letters and Numbers on SBS.
- ibtimes.com.au07:00
Richard Morecroft, the veteran ABC newsreader and former host of Letters and Numbers, has died aged 70 after a cancer diagnosis, prompting tributes from across Australia.
Sat, 10 October 2026
1 report- ABC News (Australia)18:30
Late veteran presenter Richard Morecroft is best known for his decades of news reading, but unbeknownst to viewers, he was sometimes joined at the desk by a furry companion.