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JOHN CRAVEN |
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FIRST BECAME FAMOUS IN 1972. |
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HAPPENED AFTER "JOHN CRAVEN'S NEWSROUND" BECAME SIMPLY "NEWSROUND" |
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FIRST BECAME A NEWS REPORTER
FOR POINTS WEST - A REGIONAL TV PROGRAMME IN THE BRISTOL AREA. |
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IN 1972, THE BBC COMMISSIONED
A NEWS PROGRAMME AIMED AT CHILDREN, TO BE HOSTED BY JOHN CRAVEN
AND CALLED "JOHN CRAVEN'S NEWSROUND". |
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WAS FIRST GOING TO BE SHOWN
FOR 6 WEEKS WITH 2 PROGRAMMES OF 10 MINUTES EACH WEEK AND PROVED
SO SUCCESSFUL IT WAS SOON SHOWN EVERY DAY. |
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IN 1986, JOHN BECAME EDITOR
OF AS WELL AS PRESENTER. |
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IN 1989, AFTER 17 YEARS, JOHN PRESENTED HIS FINAL "NEWSROUND"
AND THE SHOW CARRIED ON DROPPING THE "JOHN CRAVEN'S"
FROM IT'S TITLE. |
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NOW PRESENTS THE BBC TV
SHOW "COUNTRYFILE" ON SUNDAY MORNINGS, WHICH LOOKS
AT RURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. |
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"NEWSROUND" HAS
NOW BEEN RUNNING FOR 29 YEARS AND THERE IS NOW ALSO A "NEWSROUND
EXTRA" SHOWN ON CHILDRENS BBC ON FRIDAYS WHICH LOOKS IN
DEPTH AT VARIOUS ISSUES. |
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JOHN
REPORTING ON RADIO 1 ROADSHOWS IN "NEWSROUND - SPECIAL
DELIVERY". |
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JOHN CRAVEN ONLY MISSED
ONE EPISODE OF "NEWSROUND" - WHEN HIS WIFE WAS GIVING
BIRTH. 9'O'CLOCK NEWS PRESENTER, RICHARD WHITMORE, TOOK HIS
PLACE. |
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