David Capper, who was the national radio correspondent for BBC Northern Ireland's Scene Around Six, has died at the age of 91, the BBC has confirmed
BBC presenter David Capper has sadly passed away at the age of 91. The legendary journalist, who was a former BBC Ireland Correspondent, reported on some of the most challenging times during the Troubles across TV and radio.
"He was an eyewitness to some of the most harrowing events of The Troubles, including Bloody Sunday, and could be fully relied upon to provide a trusted account of what he saw," he added. David then spent some years working in Vancouver, before returning to Northern Ireland to edit a local paper.
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