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Tributes to Tricia Williamson
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Tributes have been paid to journalist Tricia Williamson by colleagues who worked with her at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½.
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Tricia Williamson, who died in a car accident on the Norfolk/ Suffolk border, was an award-winning and versatile journalist of great reputation.
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She had worked in the industry for many years as a producer, presenter, director and reporter on well-known current affairs brands including ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One's primetime current affairs series Inside Out, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Look North, Discovery USA's Trailblazers, ITN's Lunchtime News, London Tonight, TSW as a weather presenter and Westcountry Television.
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Tricia's career garnered her several journalistic awards, the latest of which were in 2007 a Ruby Diversity Award for a film about the Gypsy community for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Look North and in 2006 the Ruby Award for Inside Out ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ East's investigation into the long term effect of prescription drug Ritalin on children with ADHD.
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Paul Woolwich, a ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News Executive Producer who had been working with Tricia until her death, said: "We're deeply saddened by this news.
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"Tricia was a fine filmmaker who was at the peak of her abilities, adored by everyone she worked with.
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"Our thoughts and prayers go to her two boys and her family."
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Simon Willis, Producer, Inside Out South West, said:
"Tricia worked for Inside Out over spring and summer producing several outstanding films for the series and she had been working recently for the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ on a project connected with one of those films.
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"More recently she worked as a director on Inside Out East and also for Look North in Hull as a planning and newsgathering producer.
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"To all these roles she brought enormous enthusiasm and talent."
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Tricia Williamson was 52 and married with two children.
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