A round of applause by cricket fans at Headingley is among the tributes to a 'Yorkshire legend'.
Posting on Twitter, LBC's James O'Brien added: "I don't think any broadcasters build a bond with their audience as strong as the ones built by long serving presenters of regional news."Harry Gration embodied this. Thank you & good night."
Jay Rayner - chair of Radio 4's Kitchen Cabinet and Out To Lunch podcast - wrote on Twitter the presenter's death was a "great loss". "Harry was a significant part of my student days in Leeds as the face of the region's news, and later, as I became a journalist, hugely supportive and encouraging," he wrote.
Mr Gration, who had also presented South Today during his career, left the BBC in October 2020, the day before his 70th birthday.Events such as the death of Batley and Spen MP Jo Cox, the Bradford riots, the Hillsborough disaster and recent flooding in Yorkshire had "always affected me", he said.
Ms Cox's sister and current Batley and Spen MP Kim Leadbeater described Mr Gration as a "Yorkshire legend and a true gentleman".Heartbreaking news about the wonderful Harry Gration. A Yorkshire legend & a true gentleman. A huge loss to so many, but none more so than his wife Helen & their beautiful family. I will never forget his kindness & compassion.
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