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astronut
07-05-2006, 04:26 PM
I've just heard that 60 minutes reporter Richard Carleton has just passed away whilst filming a story in Beaconsfield on the trapped miners. R.I.P. Richard

asimov
07-05-2006, 04:44 PM
Oh. I'm really sorry to hear this. He was a good reporter. RIP Richard..

mick pinner
07-05-2006, 05:46 PM
compared to the opportunistic gutter journalists that inhabit the profession he was truly a reporter with dignity, he will be sadly missed.

h0ughy
07-05-2006, 06:47 PM
I am watching his last report now on 60 minutes

Rodstar
07-05-2006, 07:25 PM
I saw his report a couple of weeks ago from Chernobyl. What guts he had: fancy going into the control room of Chernobyl. He was happy to challenge anyone, anywhere. I was not a fan of 60 Minutes itself - rather prone to sensationalism IMHO, but Richard was a cut above the rest. I guess he died while doing what he did very well.

iceman
07-05-2006, 07:35 PM
ditto to houghy, another good story. I did like his work.

h0ughy
07-05-2006, 07:58 PM
yes and he will take a bit of chernobyl to the grave, the radioactivity he experienced would have tagged him with trace for quite some time

johnno
08-05-2006, 02:31 AM
Hi All,

A very sad loss,indeed.

He was one,of a very few Great reporters,
My condolences to his Family.

Regards.
John

leon
08-05-2006, 07:26 PM
certainly one of the best reporters of our time, he wasn't afraid to ask the hard questions.
I hope my passing will be as his, doing what you love the best.

gaa_ian
08-05-2006, 09:21 PM
A sad passing indeed, I am sure he has left the world a better place for his insightful reporting.