The health and science editor worked for the ITN for 23 years
ITV News reporter Emily Morgan has died at the age of 45, following a “short battle with lung cancer” the network has confirmed.
The health and science editor worked for ITN for 23 years and was at the front of the network’s coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic.
In a statement on Saturday evening, ITN said: “We are devastated at the passing of our remarkable colleague Emily Morgan.
“Emily was a hugely talented journalist and a much-loved friend and mentor to so many here.
“She will be greatly missed. Our thoughts are with Emily’s family.”
Andrew Dagnell, the editor at ITV Network News, said: “We are deeply saddened by the passing of our remarkable colleague, Emily Morgan. Emily was not only an incredibly talented journalist, but a much-loved member of the ITV Newsroom and her absence will be deeply felt by all who knew her.
“As our Health and Science editor, Emily played a pivotal role in shaping our coverage through some of the most important stories of our time, including her courageous reporting through the COVID-19 pandemic, visiting hospitals and health care workers on the front lines, and sharing their stories with our viewers.”
He went on to praise Morgan for her “instrumental” role in “exposing the immense pressure and strain that NHS workers were under,” and labelled her a “trusted voice for the public during an unprecedented time.”
He continued: “Emily was an exceptional journalist, a devoted mother and wife and a true trailblazer in our field.
“Her friendship, her professionalism and her enormous contribution to our industry and to the public conversation will not be forgotten.”
News anchor Geraint Vincent paid a moving tribute to Emily during Saturday evening’s ITV News at Ten.
A number of Emily’s colleagues also paid tribute to her.
ITV’s royal editor, Chris Ship, tweeted: “She was such a beautiful person and a dear friend. As Health Editor, Emily was fearless in reporting Covid to the nation in 2020.
“Talented, kind, full of humanity. She was 45.”
Channel 5 News’ health correspondent Catherine Jones wrote: “With sadness I am sharing awful news about my ITN colleague Emily Morgan.
“We have both covered health news for many years, and I could always count on her on a professional and a personal level. A truly lovely individual; in an industry where most people have flaws, she had none.”
Emily ITV News colleague Lucrezia Millarini said: “What a privilege to have known, laughed with and worked with this wonderful woman. I’m so sorry she’s gone.
“Our newsroom and our programmes will not be the same. Every bit of love to Emily’s family. I can’t imagine their loss right now.”
And NHS England also shared their own tribute to the journalist, saying: “Everyone at NHS England deeply saddened to hear this terrible news. Emily was a brilliant journalist whose coverage of Covid in particular was exceptional. She will be hugely missed and our thoughts are with her colleagues, friends and, most of all, her family.”
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