# Veteran ABC news presenter Richard Morecroft dies aged 70 after cancer diagnosis

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- The Guardian, 2026-10-06 10:44 UTC
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- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/oct/06/richard-morecroft-veteran-abc-news-presenter-dies-age-70-after-cancer-diagnosis

> Former ABC news presenter Richard Morecroft has died aged 70. He anchored the broadcaster’s 7pm bulletin for almost two decades, ending in 2002. Diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, he died peacefully on New South Wales’ south coast with his partner of 36 years, Alison Mackay, beside him. Colleagues Michael Rowland and Leigh Sales paid tribute to him.