George Negus, veteran Australian journalist and TV presenter, dies aged 82
by Amanda Meade from World news | The Guardian on (#6RFGM)
Negus was the founding host of the ABC's Foreign Correspondent and fronted programs including Dateline and 60 Minutes
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George Negus, who became a household name for his reporting on Nine's groundbreaking 60 Minutes program in the 1970s and 1980s, has died aged 82.
His family said in a statement that the TV and radio presenter and author had died after a battle with Alzheimer's disease.
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