Many ITV viewers have been deeply moved by the death of ITN journalist Emily Morgan, who died at the age of 45 on Friday.
As the sad news broke of Emily’s death on Saturday evening, devastated colleagues spoke of her dedication and talent as a health and science editor.
Viewers echoed this sentiment, praising her on-screen professionalism and thanking her especially for the coverage of Covid.
But while Emily, who had worked on ITV News for 23 years, was a ‘proud journalist’, as one colleague phrased it, she also wanted to be remembered for something more important.
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Emily Morgan legacy
Prior to her death, Emily told ITN colleagues that she wanted to be remembered as a mother, wife, sister, daughter and friend. She had previously said: “They are the things that matter.”
Fighting back tears as he reported on Emily’s death at the weekend, News At 10 presenter Geraint Vincent echoed her last wishes: “
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