[JamieD]

Without sounding anti-BBC, I always had the impression that they had very few news presenters who had a good balance of warmth as well as professionalism, human without being overly familiar but without sounding like an android reading an autocue either.

George was definitely one of those few. A very friendly face who you could also trust would handle a heavy news story professionally. Duncan Newmarch pointed out on Twitter that he'd always stop and say hello whenever he was doing a tour of TVC.

RIP, big guy.

Absolutely. He was unique in that his delivery was 100% professional yet so warm, I can’t really think of many (any?) others that can provide this balance.