Veteran British broadcaster Michael Parkinson has died, aged 88.
A statement from Parkinson’s family said he died after a brief illness on Wednesday.
“After a brief illness, Sir Michael Parkinson passed away peacefully at home last night in the company of his family,” the statement to the BBC said.
“The family request that they are given privacy and time to grieve.”
The acclaimed journalist and author presented his television talk show Parkinson from 1971 to 1982, and again from 1998 to 2007.
He was was also known for his international talk shows, including Parkinson in Australia.
Parkinson was made a CBE in 2000 and knighted in 2008.
Sir Michael’s high-profile guests included Sir Billy Connolly, Muhammad Ali, Sir Elton John, Madonna and Dame Helen Mirren.
The presenter revealed he was receiving radiotherapy treatment for prostate cancer in 2013, and said he got the all-clear from doctors two years later.
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