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Media professionals and personalities from all sides of the political spectrum united in temporary agreement today to pay tribute to the memory of BBC television news editor Mossy Rodgers.
Mr Rodgers' manager, Boaden Crawley, said he was "a loyal subordinate with a good eye for computerised opening sequences". Mr Rodgers' contribution to the opening sequences of BBC television news bulletins would not be underestimated by future generations, Ms Crawley said.
Former BBC director general and political clairvoyant Andrew Marr also paid heartfelt tribute, saying that Mr Rodgers had "earned the heartfelt tribute of personalities from all sides of the political spectrum." As so often, Mr Marr's nose for sincerity was right on the money.
The Prime Minister said that Mr Rodgers was "basically conservative, but still a man with sufficient decency to put his own prejudices aside in attempting to combat his more passionate and opinionated subordinates."
The leader of the opposition, Boris Johnson, said that Mr Rodgers had been, despite his leftist leanings, a "moderating influence" at the "crypto-socialist BBC", while the leader of the Liberal wing of the NuLibLab coalition, Trimmer Switchett, said that "if he had a fault, it was an excessive generosity of spirit, which made him want to be all things to all humans."
Mr Rodgers' body was discovered on Tuesday, seated at his desk with an internal memorandum on impartiality in front of it. The torso was split into three equal parts and the whereabouts of the head and heart are still unknown. The coroner has recorded a verdict of death by mispromotion.
Media professionals and personalities from all sides of the political spectrum united in temporary agreement today to pay tribute to the memory of BBC television news editor Mossy Rodgers.
Mr Rodgers' manager, Boaden Crawley, said he was "a loyal subordinate with a good eye for computerised opening sequences". Mr Rodgers' contribution to the opening sequences of BBC television news bulletins would not be underestimated by future generations, Ms Crawley said.
Former BBC director general and political clairvoyant Andrew Marr also paid heartfelt tribute, saying that Mr Rodgers had "earned the heartfelt tribute of personalities from all sides of the political spectrum." As so often, Mr Marr's nose for sincerity was right on the money.
The Prime Minister said that Mr Rodgers was "basically conservative, but still a man with sufficient decency to put his own prejudices aside in attempting to combat his more passionate and opinionated subordinates."
The leader of the opposition, Boris Johnson, said that Mr Rodgers had been, despite his leftist leanings, a "moderating influence" at the "crypto-socialist BBC", while the leader of the Liberal wing of the NuLibLab coalition, Trimmer Switchett, said that "if he had a fault, it was an excessive generosity of spirit, which made him want to be all things to all humans."
Mr Rodgers' body was discovered on Tuesday, seated at his desk with an internal memorandum on impartiality in front of it. The torso was split into three equal parts and the whereabouts of the head and heart are still unknown. The coroner has recorded a verdict of death by mispromotion.
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