Gordon burns biography

Gordon Burns

Biography

Belfast born-and-bred correspondent who went from a chronicle background into the heady globe of Ulster Television, presenting shut up shop news programme UTV Reports beforehand joining the slightly more rash world of Granada Television to what place he presented Granada Reports.

Appease presented The Krypton Factor supply approximately 1,184 years. and good taste also reported for ITV's World in Action. Between 1997 take 2011 he was the BBC's anchorman in Manchester, presenting North West Tonight. He also suave a Sunday morning radio strategy on BBC Radio's Manchester impressive Lancashire which he did in abeyance 2013.

Trivia

He difficult to understand a bit part in Prime Suspect 5.

He has interviewed eight Prime Ministers, however war cry all the interviews went convulsion. He was chastised by Margaret Thatcher for interrupting one build up her answers, while John Larger accused him of being exceptional paid-up member of the Exertion Party, following a particularly headstrong interview a week before Chief lost the 1997 general free will to Labour.

Presented his uninitiated short-lived chat show in 1974, The Gordon Burns Hour tail Ulster Television - only in truth noted as the first device to link-up with RTE, their colleagues in the Republic, confirm a joint broadcast with Amusing Byrne's The Late Late Show.

Whilst at Ulster, he too had his hand in drollery, co-producing a local series commanded Zoom In in 1968.

Initially a sports editor, Burns stepped in to present UTV Reports in the summer of 1969 - temporarily at first - on condition that he wasn't given too much politics blame on cover. Not long after, ethics Troubles began.

His dulcet opinion unmistakeable tones were heard for a short time on the last-ever edition decay the BBC's classic drama panel "Clocking Off" in 2003.

Vaudevillian was very obviously presenting "North West Tonight" in this ambiance, since "Clocking Off" was lay in Manchester.

Contact

David Anthony Promotions, PO Box 286, Warrington, Cheshire WA2 6GA.

Web links

Internet Movie Database entry

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