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BBC newsroom was ‘in awe’ of presenter who became firefighter before death at 46
Steph McGovern is among those paying tribute to BBC presenter Beccy Barr following her death at the age of 46.
Barr, a BBC North West Tonight presenter for six years from 2013, died on Monday following a battle with abdominal cancer.
Barr, from Lancaster, who spent time at CNBC and Bloomberg, left the BBC to become a firefighter with Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service in September 2019.
In an Instagram post, Barr’s family said she “passed away peacefully at St John’s Hospice in Lancaster”.
“Beccy led an incredible life that I will post about on her account in the near future along with details of her funeral,” her sister also wrote.
“She was a very loved daughter, granddaughter and niece.
More than anything she was a wonderful mother to Hannah.”
McGovern wrote on X, formerly Twitter: “This is heartbreaking. Beccy was the life and soul of the BBC newsroom.
“She always cracked me up with her tak