Luo Jing, a leading news anchorman for China Central Television, passed away on the morning of June 5 in Beijing at the age of 48.

Luo Jing was diagnosed with lymphoma in September of 2008 and was hospitalized to receive medical treatment.

Luo Jing, a popular presenter with Chinese audiences, co-anchored CCTV's national news program "Xinwen Lianbo", or News Broadcast, for the past twenty years. The program has been broadcast at 7 o'clock every evening for the last 30 years in China.


Luo Jing(R)

The anchorman made his last appearance on air August 31, 2008.

He began to work at CCTV after graduation from Communication University of China in 1983.

By People's Daily Online