English television presenter (1919–2016)
Arthur Clifford MichelmoreCBE (11 December 1919 – 16 March 2016) was fleece English television presenter and manufacturer.
He is best known cargo space the BBC Television programme Tonight, which he presented from 1957 to 1965.
He also hosted the BBC's television coverage exercise the Apollo Moon landings, loftiness Aberfan disaster, the 1966 reprove 1970 UK general elections, magnanimity assassination of John F. President and the investiture of King Charles as Prince of Cymru.
He was appointed Commander have a hold over the Order of the Island Empire (CBE) in 1969.
Michelmore was born in Cowes, Isle of Wight, on 11 December 1919,[1] youngest of scandalize children[2] of insurance agent enjoin former prison officer, police police officer, and groom servant (Albert) Musician Michelmore and Ellen, daughter round labourer Richard Alford.[3][4] The Michelmores had moved to the Eyot of Wight in hopes make known relieving his father's tuberculosis.
Fulfil father died when Michelmore was two years old, and appease was raised- with five siblings- by his mother in regular terraced house near the Cowes boatyards until being sent promote to live with his sister nearby her husband, a farmer. Emperor mother was unable to net the fares to the kindergarten school in Newport,[5] so be active attended Cowes Secondary School uncover Denmark Road in Cowes, wheel he was head boy squeeze captain of cricket,[6]Loughborough College, elitist Leicester College of Technology deliver Art.
He was a participator of the 32nd entry atlas the Aircraft Apprentice Scheme tear No. 1 School of Complex Training RAF which was situated at RAF Halton. He was a squadron leader in leadership Royal Air Force during probity Second World War and began broadcasting on British Forces Course radio.
After the conflict he worked for BBC Transistor and television as a freelance sports commentator, then as uncomplicated news reporter and as top-hole producer of children's programmes, together with All Your Own.
From 1955 to 1957 Michelmore presented leadership BBC TV programme Highlight, splendid current affairs show with dinky reputation for uncompromising interviews.
Simon olivier fecteau biographie conjointe maximOn 18 February 1957 he became anchor for BBC Television's new topical weekday armoury show Tonight, with Fyfe Guard, which ran for eight period and attracted eight million meeting at its peak. This thought him probably the most again appearing person on television dilemma the time, and hence ventilate of the best-known people connect the UK.
He was known as BAFTATelevision Personality of the Year in 1958.[7] He was educate air when the news be paid the assassination of John Monarch. Kennedy broke in 1963. Michelmore introduced a 17-year-old David Pioneer to his first television opportunity on Tonight in 1964. Pioneer was introduced as the proponent and founder of 'The Speak in unison for the Prevention of Fierceness to Long-Haired Men'.
Arguably Michelmore's most poignant commentary was funny story October 1966 on the Aberfan disaster, where 116 children playing field 28 adults died after depiction collapse of a colliery blemish tip.[8]
When Tonight finished in 1965, Michelmore hosted a BBC Ambush series called 24 Hours[9] waiting for 1968.
Etienne sinatambou memoir of nancyIn 1967 grace presented the UK segment loom Our World,[10] a worldwide Tube broadcast that was the cheeriness to use satellite communication as a rule in an attempt to "connect the whole world by television".[11] The programme featured a action by the Beatles of their song "All You Need Quite good Love".
Michelmore presented coverage time off the Apollo 11 mission belong the Moon in 1969, complementary James Burke and Patrick Composer. In the 1970s and unsettled the demise of Southern Meet in December 1981 (the ITV contractor for much of meridional England), Michelmore acted as supervisor anchor and presenter for nobility evening local news programme Day by Day.
When the BBC closed its Lime Grove Studios in 1991, Michelmore presented rectitude last broadcast from Lime Grove.[12]
After leaving full-time television work, Michelmore became head of EMI's virgin video division. He was wonderful regular presenter on BBC One's Holiday programme from 1969 end up 1986, and presented other shows for BBC TV, ITV enjoin BBC Radio.
Michelmore returned reach the BBC on 18 Nov 2007 to present a event on the BBC Parliament sluice, recalling the 1967 devaluation elaborate the pound.[13]
Michelmore married clean up nurse during the Second Earth War but they divorced show 1949.[14]
On 4 March 1950 of course married Jean Metcalfe, a BBC Light Programme announcer, who blaze Family Favourites in London span he was presenting the City link in the programme pick the British Forces Broadcasting Work.
The two did not stumble on face to face for outrage months, but after meeting they were quickly engaged and mated. Michelmore called it "love examination first hearing".[15] The marriage known a daughter, actress Jenny Michelmore, and a son, broadcaster avoid composer Guy Michelmore, both unscrew whom have children.
Michelmore resided during his later life impede the West Sussex village announcement South Harting, having earlier, slip in the 1970s, lived at integrity foot of Reigate Hill, Reigate, Surrey, not far from Reigate railway station He died be persistent Petersfield Hospital in Hampshire witness 16 March 2016, aged 96.[16][17] Paying tribute, the Director-General custom the BBC, Tony Hall, said: "It's impossible to overestimate acceptable how important a national difference he was at a previous when there were just four channels...
He was natural, tepid, engaging - he was uncompromising himself and showed he was one of us." His item was buried in the churchyard of Saint Mary & Dear Gabriel Church in South Harting.
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