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Hi all, opening post on the forums, though I've been 'lurking' for a while.
Can you help to identify a newsreader from the 1980s for me please? In an excellent 'Falklands 25' programme on BBC Parliament back in April 2007, Brian Hanrahan introduced clips of the BBC's Falklands conflict coverage from 1982, as well as whole editions of Newsnight and the 5.40 Evening News.
As well as featuring the 'usual suspects' from bulletins of the period - Richard Baker, Jan Leeming, Nicholas Witchell, etc - two of these editions of the 5.40 summary during April 82 were read by a white-haired presenter, whose name I just can't remember. I believe he was more familiar as a reporter than sitting behind the desk. For some reason I think his first name is 'Mike' but I might be wrong. Can anyone help?
(Note: Mike Smartt, Michael Cole and Michael Peschardt all fronted occasional BBC bulletins around this time, but I know it's not any of them!!)
Thanks in advance.
Can you help to identify a newsreader from the 1980s for me please? In an excellent 'Falklands 25' programme on BBC Parliament back in April 2007, Brian Hanrahan introduced clips of the BBC's Falklands conflict coverage from 1982, as well as whole editions of Newsnight and the 5.40 Evening News.
As well as featuring the 'usual suspects' from bulletins of the period - Richard Baker, Jan Leeming, Nicholas Witchell, etc - two of these editions of the 5.40 summary during April 82 were read by a white-haired presenter, whose name I just can't remember. I believe he was more familiar as a reporter than sitting behind the desk. For some reason I think his first name is 'Mike' but I might be wrong. Can anyone help?
(Note: Mike Smartt, Michael Cole and Michael Peschardt all fronted occasional BBC bulletins around this time, but I know it's not any of them!!)
Thanks in advance.