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| Born | Arthur Clifford Michelmore December 11, 1919 Cowes, Isle of Wight, England |
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| Occupation | television presenter and producer |
| Spouse | Jean Metcalfe |
| Children | Jenny Michelmore Guy Michelmore |
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Arthur Clifford (Cliff) Michelmore CBE (born 11 December 1919 in Cowes, Isle of Wight) is a British television presenter and producer. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Cowes is an English Seaport town on the Isle of Wight, an island south of Southampton. The Isle of Wight is an English Island and county in the English Channel between three and five miles (8 km from the south coast of the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A presenter, or host (sometimes hostess, in feminine form is a Person or Organization responsible for running an event The primary role of a television producer is to control all aspects of production ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking He is best known for the BBC television programme Tonight, which he presented from 1957 to 1965. This article refers to the BBC TV programme of the 1950s hosted by Cliff Michelmore for the ITV newsmagazine hosted by Sir Trevor McDonald see Tonight (TV series Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar.
He also hosted the BBC's television coverage of the Apollo moon landings and the 1964, 1966 and 1970 UK general elections. A moon landing is the arrival of an intact manned or unmanned Spacecraft on the surface of a Planet 's Natural satellite. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This is a list of United Kingdom general elections since the first in 1802 Many 1966 television viewers remember his reporting of the Aberfan disaster. Aberfan (aˈbɛrvan is a small Village five miles (8 km south of Merthyr Tydfil in Wales. He was awarded the CBE in 1969. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Early life and broadcasting career
Michelmore attended Cowes High School, Loughborough College and Leicester College of Technology and Art. He was an RAF squadron leader during World War II, and began broadcasting on British Forces Network radio. Squadron Leader is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The British Forces Broadcasting Service was established by the British War Office (now the Ministry of Defence) in 1943 After the war, he worked for BBC radio and television as a freelance sports commentator, then as a news reporter and as a producer of children's programmes, including All Your Own. A freelancer, freelance worker, or freelance is a person who pursues a profession without a long-term commitment to any one employer A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends All Your Own was a BBC Children's television program that aired on BBC from 1952 to 1960
On 4 March 1950, he married Jean Metcalfe a BBC announcer. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jean Metcalfe ( 2 March 1923 - 28 January 2000) was an English Radio broadcaster. They went on to have a daughter, actress Jenny Michelmore, and a son, broadcaster and composer Guy Michelmore. Guy Michelmore is a British composer and television news presenter
From 1955 to 1957 Michelmore presented the BBC TV programme Highlight, a current affairs show with a reputation for hard-hitting interviews. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) On 18 February 1957 he was made anchorman of BBC TV's new topical magazine show Tonight, broadcast on weekdays at 6. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) 05pm to fill the time provided by the abolition of the Toddlers' Truce. The Toddlers' Truce was a piece of early British Television scheduling policy Tonight ran for eight years and at its peak attracted 8 million viewers. In 1958 Michelmore was named Television Personality of the Year by the Guild of Television Producers. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation
When Tonight finished in 1965, Michelmore hosted a BBC One series called Twenty-Four Hours [1] until 1968. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Twenty-Four Hours (24 Hours was a long-running late evening daily news magazine programme on BBC 1. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1967 he presented Our World, an ambitious worldwide TV broadcast. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Our World was the first live international Satellite television production which was broadcast on 25 June 1967. Our World was the first time satellite communication was used so extensively in an attempt to "connect the whole world by television. " The programme featured a performance by The Beatles of their song "All you need is love". The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Michelmore recalls that the song was (at least in part) inspired by the Our World logo - a chain of figures holding hands around the world.
After leaving full-time work in television Michelmore headed EMI's nascent video division. He was a regular presenter on BBC One's Holiday programme from 1969 to 1986, and has presented other shows for BBC TV, ITV, and BBC Radio. Holiday was a long-running UK television programme on BBC One, and was the oldest travel review show on UK television Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent BBC Radio is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927
Michelmore returned to the BBC on 18 November 2007 to introduce a programme on BBC Parliament recalling the 1967 devaluation of the Pound
Michelmore has retired from TV presenting and lives in Hampshire. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain
References
- ^ Production paperwork, The Radio Times and BBC Archive library all list the title in words, while the programme's logo used numerals. For the US radio series see WHYY-FM. Radio Times is the BBC 's weekly Television and Radio programme
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| NAME | Michelmore, Cliff |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Michelmore, Arthur Clifford |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Television presenter and producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1919-12-11] |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cowes, Isle of Wight, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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