[News] Sue Baker - RIP

[Is it PotG?]

Sue Baker, one of the original presenters of BBC's Top Gear, has died aged 67.

Baker, who joined the series in 1980, died on Monday morning after suffering with motor neurone disease.

A pioneer for women in automotive journalism, she will be sadly missed.

 

[Poojah]

Motor neurone disease. How grim. Is this disease somehow more common in this day age, or is it just more reported?

RIP.

 

[5Ways Gull]

Motor neurone disease. How grim. Is this disease somehow more common in this day age, or is it just more reported?

RIP.

Reported on bbc news this morning that Roberta Flack is suffering with it.

 

[Smirko]

Slight irony with the cause of death.

 

[Normal Rob]

Slight irony with the cause of death.

Bet you really made yourself laugh with that one.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Sue Baker, one of the original presenters of BBC's Top Gear, has died aged 67.

Baker, who joined the series in 1980, died on Monday morning after suffering with motor neurone disease.

A pioneer for women in automotive journalism, she will be sadly missed.

Met her numerous times on industry events and was always good value, helpful to those starting out in journalism and never any trouble for the people/company who had invited her.

She loved dropping in the Top Gear reference, but she'd earned that right and, like you say, paved the way for many other females to write about cars.

RIP Sue. A horrible disease to suffer with.

 

[World of Sport]

If only she stayed on at Top Gear, we would never heard of that effing prick Clarkson!