Michael Charlton (born 1 May 1927) is an Australian-born Gold Logie winning former journalist and broadcaster, who worked for the BBC in the United Kingdom for many years.
Charlton was born in Sydney to broadcaster Conrad and Hazel Charlton, both born in New Zealand, and is the elder brother of Australian sports broadcaster and Order of Australia recipient Tony Charlton.[1] He initially worked for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) as a presenter in current affairs and commentator for Test cricket matches,[2] but later moved to London. He was the Australian representative on the BBC radio cricket commentary team for the 1956 Test series between England and Australia.[3]
In 1961 he was the inaugural presenter of Four Corners, an Australian current affairs programme. In 1963 he was the recipient of the Australian Gold Logie award.[4]
From 1962 to 1976 he was a reporter and interviewer for Panorama, reporting live from America in the aftermath of the Kennedy assassination.[clarification needed] In July 1969 he reported live from mission control for the BBC during the Apollo 11 moon landing. Later, during the 1980s, he presented It's Your World, a phone-in programme on the BBC World Service. He also presented the news and current affairs programme 'Newsday' on BBC2 in the 1970s.
Charlton wrote the 1986 seven-episode documentary TV series Out of the Fiery Furnace with Robert Raymond.[5] The series traced the development of metallurgy from the Stone Age to the space age.[6] Nuclear industry advocate Ian Hore-Lacy also worked closely with the production team. The series was shown in 20 countries.[7]
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michael, charlton, born, 1927, australian, born, gold, logie, winning, former, journalist, broadcaster, worked, united, kingdom, many, years, born, 1927, 1927, sydney, south, wales, australiaoccupationsbroadcasterjournalistreportersport, commentatoremployer, a. Michael Charlton born 1 May 1927 is an Australian born Gold Logie winning former journalist and broadcaster who worked for the BBC in the United Kingdom for many years Michael CharltonBorn 1927 05 01 May 1 1927 age 95 Sydney New South Wales AustraliaOccupationsBroadcasterjournalistreportersport commentatorEmployer s Australian Broadcasting Corporation British Broadcasting CorporationKnown forFour CornersPanoramaRelativesTony Charlton brother AwardsGold Logie source source source source source source track The first ever broadcast of ABC Television presented by Michael Charlton 5 November 1956 Contents 1 Biography 2 Awards 3 Selected works 4 ReferencesBiography EditCharlton was born in Sydney to broadcaster Conrad and Hazel Charlton both born in New Zealand and is the elder brother of Australian sports broadcaster and Order of Australia recipient Tony Charlton 1 He initially worked for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation ABC as a presenter in current affairs and commentator for Test cricket matches 2 but later moved to London He was the Australian representative on the BBC radio cricket commentary team for the 1956 Test series between England and Australia 3 In 1961 he was the inaugural presenter of Four Corners an Australian current affairs programme In 1963 he was the recipient of the Australian Gold Logie award 4 From 1962 to 1976 he was a reporter and interviewer for Panorama reporting live from America in the aftermath of the Kennedy assassination clarification needed In July 1969 he reported live from mission control for the BBC during the Apollo 11 moon landing Later during the 1980s he presented It s Your World a phone in programme on the BBC World Service He also presented the news and current affairs programme Newsday on BBC2 in the 1970s Charlton wrote the 1986 seven episode documentary TV series Out of the Fiery Furnace with Robert Raymond 5 The series traced the development of metallurgy from the Stone Age to the space age 6 Nuclear industry advocate Ian Hore Lacy also worked closely with the production team The series was shown in 20 countries 7 Awards EditAssociation Award Year Work ResultLogie Awards Gold Logie 1961 Four Corners WonSelected works EditProduction Year RoleChequrs Night Club TV movie 1967 SelfDoe s Father Know Best TVspecial short 1958 Host1964 General Election TV documentary 1964 Himself as host reporterElection 70 TV special 1970 Himself as ReporterPersonal Choice TV series 1970 Himself as InterviewerElection 74 Part 1 TV special 1974 Himself as ReporterElection 74 Part 2 TVspecial 1974 Himself as ReporterFour Corners Panorama TV series 1963 1972 Self as reporter 21 episodes Decision 79 TV special 1979 Seldfa reporterOut of the Fiery Furnace TV series Documentary 1984 Himself as HostReferences Edit Charlton brothers in same show The Age 8 September 1966 Retrieved 17 December 2012 BBC Profile for Lessons from the Past 1999 series on The Westminster Hour BBC Radio 4 Christopher Martin Jenkins Ball by Ball The Story of Cricket Broadcasting 1990 p181 Gold Logie Winners All Down Under Out of the Fiery Furnace TV Series Cast amp Credits Listings NYTimes com The New York Times Archived from the original on 23 May 2015 Retrieved 21 May 2015 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Out of the Fiery Furnace TV documentary premiere 1986 on Newspapers com The San Bernardino County Sun 7 October 1986 p 42 Retrieved 21 May 2015 about the Uranium Information Centre webarchive nla gov au Archived from the original on 6 March 2006 Retrieved 21 May 2015 This article about a British journalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Charlton amp oldid 1122314453, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
