Raeph Ballantyne: Last News

Naga Munchetty has taken to Twitter to share a heartfelt tribute following the death of her BBC colleague. The 47-year-old presenter reposted a message from BBC video journalist Tony Smith, who announced the death of cameraman Raeph Ballantyne, on Monday (October 10).Raeph passed away following some time in hospital, according to Broadcast. READ MORE: BBC's Naga Munchetty 'puts world to rights' as she takes 'top' co-star for cosy dinnerHe was a cameraman and shoot edit for BBC News and began his career 15 years ago as a location engineer in the newsgathering operations team.During his time as a shoot edit for the Beeb, he was involved in some incredibly important projects, including films about fuel poverty in the Hebrides, the housing crisis in Cornwall and Ukrainian refugees in Calais.Sharing a photo of his colleague, Tony wrote: "The BBC News camera team are reeling today.

NAGA Munchetty has led tributes for the late BBC News cameraman Raeph Ballantyne. The presenter took to Twitter to pay tribute to Raeph who she described as a "wonderful, kind and sweet man". The 47-year-old also sent her condolences to the BBC cameraman's loved ones in the heartfelt post, shared with her 277,000 followers.