Tributes for newsman Brian Naylor and wife

Former Melbourne newsreader Brian Naylor, who died in the Victorian bushfires, was a consummate professional, a devoted family man and "the best communicator of the lot", colleagues say.
Naylor and his wife Moiree were among the many victims of the Kinglake region bushfires on Saturday.
Naylor was for decades a fixture in the lounge rooms of many Victorians as the newsreader for the Seven and Nine networks in a media career that spanned more than 40 years.
He farewelled viewers with a warm sign-off after each bulletin: "May your news be good news, and goodnight".
Naylor, 78, and his wife had lived for many years at the property on Coombs Road at Kinglake West, where a fire front raced through on Saturday.
Their bodies were reportedly found together on the property, where they had raised their family.
In a statement on Sunday evening, Naylor's lawyer John Beckwith, of Beckwith Cleverdon Rees, confirmed the couple had died.
Former Nine news director John Sorrell, a long-time friend of the Naylors, said he was not surprised the pair died together.
"They are the sort of people who might have even died in each other's arms - as silly as it sounds," he told The Age.
"When they looked at each other, there was light in their eyes. They were very much in love."
Naylor's friend, Ten Network Melbourne newsreader Mal Walden, praised his former colleague and rival.
"He was the best communicator of the lot - a born communicator. That's why he rose so far. We were good friends despite the fact we were competitors," he told The Age.
Nine Network executive director Jeffrey Browne said Naylor was a "true gentleman, inspirational leader and devoted family man".
Naylor won the Victorian father of the year award in 1998.
Former colleague Tony Jones, who covered the aftermath of the Kinglake bushfires on Sunday, said the scene in Coombs Road was horrifying.
"It was absolutely awful, and knowing that it was Brian's street, everyone just looked at each other and feared for the worst, because we had been trying to call him on his mobile all day, and I guess now we know why," he told the Fairfax Radio Network.
Nine Network news director Michael Venus described Naylor as a "consummate professional".
"He was the best (newsreader) I have ever seen, and I doubt in my lifetime if I will ever see anyone better," he told ABC Radio.
Sky News journalist John Gatfield, a former colleague at Nine, said the news would devastate many Victorians.
"He's somebody that everybody in Victoria will relate to," Gatfield said.
"They understand ... the devastation of this fire in just that one family, that one person they used to watch every night, and that really does hit home, doesn't it?"
Naylor started as an announcer with Melbourne radio station 3DB, switching to HSV 7 in 1958.
There he hosted a series of programs, most notably the Young Talent Time forerunner Brian and the Juniors.
In 1970, Naylor became the chief Melbourne newsreader at Seven.
He left to host the rival Nine Network's top-rating news service at GTV 9, before retiring to his property in November 1998.
The couple's son Matthew, 41, was killed in an ultralight plane crash near the farm in May last year.
Matthew's widow Di Naylor and her children live across Coombs Road but are believed to be safe.