John is a former ABC TV and Associated Rediffusion continuity announcer who later presented BBC Children’s TV’s Top of the Form (1966 – 1967). He was a BBC TV newsreader (September 1968 – September 1973, October 1974, September 1979 – June 1981). John also presented the BBC’s regional London TV magazine, Town and Around (1968/1969) and BBC Radio 4’s You and Yours (1972).
He was head of drama, University College of Wales (179 – 1985) and professor of drama for the University of Americas, Mexico and University of California, Santa Cruz (1985 – 1997). He returned to England, appearing in several theatre productions including his own drama, verse and prose recitals.
Showreel reader, Dave Lawrence, remembers John Edmunds from his time as a teacher. He says: “John had another occupation alongside his TV announcing work. He was a part-time teacher – English if I remember correctly. He worked at Battersea Grammar School in Streatham, London from the early to mid-60s and I believe he also did a spell of teaching at Henry Thornton’s Grammar School in Clapham before that. He was quite popular with the pupils as he was a bit more relaxed than some of the teachers. I left Battersea Grammar in 1966 and I am pretty sure he was still teaching there then.”
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- 16th June 2019 at 12.15am
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- ABC (Defunct), Associated Rediffusion (Defunct), BBC, BBC One Network, BBC Two Network, ITV Network Limited/ITV plc
- Continuity Announcer, Presenter
- Children's, News, Non-Programme: Continuity
- Announcers: ITV - ABC TV, Announcers: ITV - Associated Rediffusion, Children's Presenters: BBC Network (UK), Presenters: BBC Network (UK), Presenters: BBC Network News (UK)