Only 15 Minutes

September 17, 2021

To go until this newsletter is due.

I hadn't written it until now at 5.51 am on Friday 17th September 2021.

Yesterday, my husband's best friend Geoff Hill passed on after a 4- year struggle with leukaemia.

My husband Paul, spent the day with Geoff's wife and family in London, and in the evening when he returned, we looked at old photos and read the many wonderful words shared by his friends and colleagues across social media. At one point, Geoff was even trending on Twitter, something he would have found very amusing.

"Geoff believed responsible, impartial journalism was a force for good. He cared deeply about all the programmes he edited and about the future of journalism. Geoff always wanted to do the right thing, to help people where he could and to take practical actions to make the world a slightly better place."

"Legend"

"His passion was infectious, which was what made him a great programme maker and an exceptional leader."

It's now 6:03 am

Tributes to former ITV News editor Geoff Hill, who has died aged 52 — www.itv.com

The former Editor of ITV News, Geoff Hill, has died aged 52. Geoff, whose career in journalism spanned almost 30 years, was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2017. He had been receiving treatment for the disease when he was admitted to hospital in London last week.

Chris Ship — twitter.com

It fell to me tonight to find a way to pay tribute to our old boss @geoffhillITV on behalf of all of us at @itvnews who are mourning his loss. A big ask to find the right words, and an honour to be asked to do it. He was our Editor for 7 years. Rest in Peace, Geoff @CureLeukaemia