BBC Radio 4 host Richard Sanders has died after contracting the coronavirus. The programme’s presenter Charlotte Smith confirmed the news today.
Charlotte said on the show: “We finish this morning with some sad news The former BBC Farming Today presenter Richard Sanders has died at the age of 62 after contracting COVID-19 in hospital.
She added: “‘He was a really good journalist and very proud of his work on BSE or Mad Cow Disease. He won an award for a programme on the subject.
“He was never afraid to ask a hard question or hold politicians to account.”
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