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| Newsreader Moira Stuart quits BBC | Newsreader Moira Stuart quits BBC |
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| Moira Stuart, who lost her regular newsreading slot earlier this year, is to leave the staff of BBC News. | Moira Stuart, who lost her regular newsreading slot earlier this year, is to leave the staff of BBC News. |
| Stuart, 58, was left with no regular BBC slot after being axed from BBC Breakfast last year and Andrew Marr's Sunday AM programme in March. | Stuart, 58, was left with no regular BBC slot after being axed from BBC Breakfast last year and Andrew Marr's Sunday AM programme in March. |
| It led to accusations of ageism, while broadcasters like John Humphrys, Jeremy Paxman and Joan Bakewell demanded she was reinstated. | It led to accusations of ageism, while broadcasters like John Humphrys, Jeremy Paxman and Joan Bakewell demanded she was reinstated. |
| The BBC said Stuart had left to work on "a wider range of projects". | The BBC said Stuart had left to work on "a wider range of projects". |
| 'Loved and admired' | 'Loved and admired' |
| Stuart, awarded an OBE six years ago, has brought her skills to almost every news programme on the BBC since she started working at the corporation 34 years ago. | Stuart, awarded an OBE six years ago, has brought her skills to almost every news programme on the BBC since she started working at the corporation 34 years ago. |
| She began her broadcasting career as a continuity announcer and newsreader on Radio 4 and Radio 2 before moving into TV in 1981. | She began her broadcasting career as a continuity announcer and newsreader on Radio 4 and Radio 2 before moving into TV in 1981. |
| Outside news, she has been seen on Top of the Pops, the Chelsea Flower Show and family history programme Who Do You Think You Are? | |
| Helen Boaden, director of BBC News, said: "Throughout her 30-plus years at the BBC, Moira has achieved a great deal. | Helen Boaden, director of BBC News, said: "Throughout her 30-plus years at the BBC, Moira has achieved a great deal. |
| "She has always been a model professional as well as being much loved and admired by both the public and her BBC colleagues. | "She has always been a model professional as well as being much loved and admired by both the public and her BBC colleagues. |
| "Everyone in BBC News wishes her all the best for the future." | "Everyone in BBC News wishes her all the best for the future." |
| Stuart's spokeswoman Sue Ayton said: "Over the last few months there have been lots of requests for Moira and now we're able to look to the future." | Stuart's spokeswoman Sue Ayton said: "Over the last few months there have been lots of requests for Moira and now we're able to look to the future." |