Harry Gration, a former BBC Look North presenter, will be remembered during a service at York Minster

The service is scheduled for August 1 – Yorkshire Day – at 11:30 BST.

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The cortège will proceed down Leeman Road, across the Lendal Bridge, and then proceed to Duncombe Place and the cathedral

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Tim Davie, the director-general of the BBC, referred to Mr. Gration as "an outstanding broadcaster" and "one of their own" before his passing on June 24 at the age of 71

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The event is open to the public, but a BBC spokesperson predicted that it will be "exceptionally well attended."

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The BBC hired Mr. Gration in 1978, and Look North hired him in 1982. In 2020, he gave his last performance

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He received two Royal Television Society (RTS) prizes for sports documentaries over his career, and he also twice won the RTS Best Presenter award

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