caption children religion birth_place article_title ethnicity credits birth_date spouse birthname image employer education name occupation
george alagiah pictured in 2009 adam matthew roman catholic colombo , ceylon george alagiah
 tamil '' bbc news at six '' '' gmt '' 22 november 1955 frances robathan 1984 george maxwell alagiah hadrian jpg wall fair trade launch -lrb- 3330237211 -rrb- . bbc news university of durham george alagiah obe journalist , presenter , newsreader , author
george alagiah

george maxwell alagiah obe -lrb- ; born 22 november 1955 in colombo , ceylon -rrb- is a british newsreader , journalist and television news presenter .
since 3 december 2007 , he has been the sole presenter of the `` bbc news at six '' and has also been the main presenter of `` gmt '' on bbc world news since its launch on 1 february 2010 .
he is also the main relief presenter for the `` bbc news at ten '' and has held this role since its launch in 2000 , making him the longest serving presenter of the flagship news programme .
