Popular news presenter and media figure Alison Drower has died following a battle with cancer.

Drower, whose career spanned decades across both radio and television, died on Sunday, surrounded by loved ones at Canberra Hospital.

“Ali Drower was a giant of the Australian news industry,” said Australian Radio Network’s (ARN) head of news and information, Fiona Ellis-Jones, reported Media Week .

“She had a rare mix of curiosity, strategic insight and sharp intellect that made her one of the most remarkable minds in news.

“Ali could look at any challenge and instantly see the opportunities.

“Her legacy lives on in the hundreds of journalists she mentored and the leaders she inspired.

“More than anything else, Ali was a mum and a wife.”

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