Freddie Grisewood
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
| - | Long-serving announcer and presenter who also holds the distinction of being the world's very first TV game show host ([[Spelling Bee (1)|Spelling Bee]]). His work in the fledgling BBC TV service brought him a number of other TV "firsts" including commentating on the first televised coronation and the first televised tennis match from Wimbledon. He went on to host the political discussion show ''Any Questions?'' from 1948 to | + | Long-serving announcer and presenter who also holds the distinction of being the world's very first TV game show host ([[Spelling Bee (1)|Spelling Bee]]). His work in the fledgling BBC TV service brought him a number of other TV "firsts" including commentating on the first televised coronation and the first televised tennis match from Wimbledon. He went on to host the political discussion show ''Any Questions?'' from 1948 to 1968, retiring after a final show recorded in his home town of Liphook in Hampshire on his 80th birthday. |
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Revision as of 18:24, 10 February 2021
Biography
Long-serving announcer and presenter who also holds the distinction of being the world's very first TV game show host (Spelling Bee). His work in the fledgling BBC TV service brought him a number of other TV "firsts" including commentating on the first televised coronation and the first televised tennis match from Wimbledon. He went on to host the political discussion show Any Questions? from 1948 to 1968, retiring after a final show recorded in his home town of Liphook in Hampshire on his 80th birthday.
