Naga Munchetty has paid a touching tribute to her BBC colleague Stephen Smith following his decision to leave Newsnight. The BBC Breakfast presenter took to social media on Wednesday (September 28) to bid him an emotional farewell, describing him as a "bloody decent person".Following the news that Stephen has decided to leave his role as Newsnight culture correspondent, Naga wrote: "One of the best creative wordsmiths/journalists I've ever had the honour to work with.READ MORE: BBC Breakfast's Naga Munchetty speechless as Lewis Capaldi makes rude remark live on air"And above all, a bloody decent person.
Good luck, Stephen!"Stephen announced his exit from the broadcaster with a statement to his social media, writing: "Some professional news – and it’s goodnight from me for the last time."I was fortunate to meet a who’s who of everyone who matters in arts & culture, from Scorsese to Stormzy."Thanks to the producers, camera crews and picture editors I worked with – at least they were, mostly, getting paid."Naga, 47, was not the only BBC star to share a message of support to Stephen online.BBC's health reporter Jim Reed added: "Some of the best packages I’ve ever seen on Newsnight Steve.
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