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Roger Mann
Feb 22nd, 2006, 11:28am
 
Roger Mann, long-serving WS journalist,  died on Sunday, February 19, 2006.

Roger's funeral will be on Monday, 27th February, at 1400  at St Barnabas, Canal St, in the Jericho area of Oxford. There will be a gathering afterwards at a location to be decided.

Family flowers only but donations can be sent to OPTIMA, an organisation which helped during Roger's illness, c/o  S & R Childs, 69 London Rd, Headington, Oxford OX3 9AA
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Re: Roger Mann
Reply #1 - Apr 5th, 2006, 5:44pm
 
This is taken from Ariel, w/c April 2, 2006:

ROGER MANN
tribute by: Gwyn Jones


Roger Mann, a former senior duty editor in the World Service newsroom, died in February after a long illness. He was 68. Tall and elegant with that indefinable quality, style, Roger was warm and outgoing with a rich sense of humour, a healthy sense of the ridiculous and wide-ranging interests which meant he was always fun to be with.

There was a career in print journalism before he joined the World Service as chief sub in the 1970s. He adapted well to the different skills of broadcast news, capable of dealing with the urgent, flowing news and equally with delving into those more shadowy stories, which needed research and patience. He gave short shrift to what he regarded as sloppy or lazy copy. That ready wit, tempered by the rough and ready world of national newspaper journalism, could on occasion be caustic. 'I was stunned the first time he acidly pointed out the error of my ways,' recalled one errant recruit, 'but afterwards realised the ruthless pointing out of my faults had done me a service.'

In the late 80s and early 90s we often worked together during the turbulent collapse of communism in Europe, and after a madcap overnight shift made straight for a hostelry in Smithfield in the early hours with other hardy souls, where a few beers would restore sanity and a true perspective on life.

Outside the newsroom, Roger lived his life to the full. He and his wife, Helen, travelled widely - usually to destinations before they were 'discovered'. Roger was a keen follower of most sport, but above all cricket. He was a member of Sussex cricket club, went to Arundel for the pre-tour matches and loved Lord's, where he would greet colleagues with a raised glass of wine. Music was important. A faithful proms follower, he was also an accomplished jazz pianist.

Roger died in Oxford, where he moved with Helen, a former studio manager at Bush House, when she took up a post with Oxford University.  Fittingly, at his funeral, the music during the recessional was a compilation from Jelly Roll Morton. Roger is survived by Helen and his son, Dominic.
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