Article 25078 BBC weatherman Ian McCaskill dies aged 78

BBC weatherman Ian McCaskill dies aged 78

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Mark Brown Arts correspondent
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The TV presenter was cherished for his distinctive Glaswegian delivery, enthusiasm and down-to-earth manner

Ian McCaskill, the BBC weatherman who will be remembered for his Tiggerish, infectious enthusiasm as he urged viewers to wrap up well as it was going to be a proper, bitterly cold night, has died aged 78.

McCaskill died on Saturday morning, five years after he was diagnosed with dementia.

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