Jan was born Janet Atkins in Woolwich, south east London. In 1959 she joined the BBC, initially working in the Programme Correspondence Section, and then as a junior secretary in the Science Unit at Broadcasting House.
…Borg, O. J.
O. J. (Oliver James) Borg is a radio and TV presenter.
…Towers, Alan
Alan was born in Liverpool in 1934. His early broadcasting career included stints as a news presenter with Granada Television (1965) and ITN (1966). He was also a reporter on Westward Diary (c. 1966).
…Lynam, Desmond
Longstanding BBC sport presenter who moved to ITV in 1999.
…Rochford, Kathy
Presenter with BBC East Midlands Today.
…Mundy, John
John was born in Manchester on 27th September, year unknown. He worked as a stage-hand at the Opera House in Manchester and then trained as an actor.
…Bough, Frank
Former BBC sport, Nationwide and Breakfast Time presenter.
…Jones, Rick
Born Frederick Joseph Jones in London, Ontario, Canada.
…Dando, Jill
Born in Weston-super-Mare, Jill Dando’s first job was as a trainee reporter for the local weekly newspaper, the Western Mercury, where her father and brother worked.
…Boleto, Leah
Leah is a TV news presenter. She spent 11 years with Newsround (2009 – 2021) and has more recently been presenting for Sky News and 5 News.
…Johnstone, Iain
Iain is an author and television producer, and former presenter of the BBC TV’s film review series, during the Barry Norman era, when Barry worked on other projects.
…Daheley, Tina
Radio/TV news presenter.
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