Barr, former Bloomberg TV and CNBC reporter, dies at 46

Beccy Barr, who worked as a reporter for Bloomberg Television and CNBC, died at 46 from cancer.

Helen Pidd of The Guardian writes, “Beccy studied government and economics at the London School of Economics, graduating in 2000, and then did a postgraduate diploma in newspaper journalism at City University.

“One of her first TV jobs was as a reporter at Bloomberg in London, where she soon amassed something of a fan club among City workers. Discovering that her most ardent admirers had formed the Rebecca Barr Appreciation Society on Facebook, she joined it, met up with them for pints, and even let them cull her profile picture to print on mugs for their members.

“In 2007 she married Alex Meehan, a 6ft 7in commercial executive. The vicar said they were easily the tallest couple he had ever married. In 2010, while Beccy was working for the business news channel CNBC in London, their daughter, Hannah (‘the small blonde’), was born. She was the most important person in Beccy’s life. Beccy joined the BBC two years later, and was a presenter on North West Tonight until 2019.”

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