Ron Howard

Apart from being a thorough and careful journalist, Ron Howard was simply a very nice man. One of the aspects of his personality I remember most vividly and fondly was his self-deprecating sense of humour. Ron knew that some people regarded him as a worrywart, so if in the newsroom or in the pub one were to tell him some unsettling international or personal news, he would look seriously concerned and remark in a tremulous voice: “Oh dear! I’ve got something to worry about now.” ■