Journalist and broadcaster Dame Jenni Murray has died at the age of 75.
Dame Jenni hosted the BBC’s Woman’s Hour for more than 30 years, stepping down in 2020.
She received her damehood in recognition of her contribution to broadcasting in 2011, having been awarded an OBE in 1999.
A statement shared by her family to The Daily Mail confirmed “the very sad news that their much loved mum and wife, Jenni Murray, died on March 12th”.
Dame Jenni announced that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006.
She was a “true professional and a pioneer”, talent management firm Knight Ayton said.
In a statement, a spokeswoman for the firm said: “We are very sad to learn of…