Veteran television newsreader Ian Ross has died at the age of 73. He had been suffering from pancreatic cancer.
"In a career spanning five decades, Roscoe was one of the most popular newsreaders in Australian television history – a perfect mix of on-road experience and on-camera charisma.
"He was also great fun to work with. He was serious about his job, but didn't take himself too seriously and frequently entertained the newsroom with jokes at his own expense. We will all treasure our memories of Roscoe."
Earlier this year Ross, who had retired from the Seven network in 2009, told Fairfax Media he learnt of the cancer after a routine trip to the doctor.
By that stage it was already at stage four, he said, having metastasised to his liver. His oncologist had given him a prognosis of five months.
''While I agree with the diagnosis, I do not necessarily agree with the prognosis," he said at the time
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