Jackie Gill said: “John had Parkinson’s disease, which was complicated by pneumonia. John had one child called Nick, and was married to Lynn Faulds Wood until her sad passing in 2020. In 2010, he joined the newly established ITV Breakfast programme Daybreak as their Special Correspondent. It was replaced by another breakfast programme called Good Morning Britain. Discussing the news of his passing, television presenter Mark Austin said it is “incredibly sad”.