headline: Darryl Grimason: Tributes paid after death of BBC presenter
text: BBC Northern Ireland presenter and author Darryl Grimason has died after a period of illness.
  He was known for presenting and producing wildlife, environmental and natural history programmes, including the archaeological series Earthworks and the fishing series The Big Six.
  His brother Stephen Grimason said he was a naturally gifted broadcaster.
  BBC NI interim director Adam Smyth said Darryl Grimason was a "fantastic, flexible and adventurous filmmaker".
  He "always brought a great sense of excitement and enthusiasm to his programmes", Mr Smyth added, "whether he was presenting underwater in the Waterworld series or sharing his love of fishing with audiences in The Big Six".
  As a reporter Darryl Grimason contributed to programmes such as BBC Radio Ulster's Your Place And Mine and presented Dawn Chorus, Wild Week and special reports on BBC Newsline.
  In 2019, he produced the BBC One NI documentary Life And Death On Heroin.
  Mr Smyth said Darryl Grimason was a popular staff member within the BBC and would be "very much missed".
  Beyond his work with the BBC, Darryl Grimason was the author of Reading the Water: A Life Spent Fishing.
  Stephen Grimason said his brother had the principle "born to fish, forced to work".