Source - ABC New AustraliaVeteran 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, also affectionately known as Parky, presented his television talk show Parkinson from 1971 to 1982, and again from 1998 to 2007.
And of interest to some in memory of 'Parky'.
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