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www.youtube.com  Now we have news from belgium that the most beloved icon of belgian tv news presenter Martine tanghe Has died this morning

I'm rather surprised at how sad I am at this news. As someone who has seen many clips from bulletins she's presented, she was amazing at what she did. When she retired, she was described as "the mother of all news anchors", and I don't think there's any better way to describe her. She only retired back in 2020, so it's all the more gutting to see that someone who has worked as hard as she has only got to see a couple of years of retirement. My thoughts are with her family and friends at this time. May she rest in peace.

EDIT: Just reading through articles online, and it turns out she had a relapse of cancer back in 2016. But unlike her first battle, she kept it quiet. She also received an honour from King Philippe on Thursday. VTM newsreader Dany Verstraeten, who knew Martine from their uni days, was on air reading the lunchtime news when he was told in his earpiece that she had passed away. VRT have opened up a page on their website for people to pay their respects.