Bill Turnbull
British journalist and presenter (1956–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Robert Jolyon Turnbull (25 January 1956 – 31 August 2022) was a British television and radio presenter and journalist whose broadcasting career spanned over 4 decades. He began his career working for some radio stations including Radio Clyde and BBC Radio 4's Today. He presented BBC News 24 and BBC Radio 5 Live before taking on his most notable role as one of the main presenters of BBC Breakfast, a position he held for 15 years between 2001 and 2016. Later in his career, he presented the religious series Songs of Praise and game show Think Tank, as well as being a presenter on the radio station Classic FM.
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Born | William Robert Jolyon Turnbull (1956-01-25)25 January 1956 |
Died | 31 August 2022(2022-08-31) (aged 66) |
Education | Eton College |
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Years active | 1978–2022 |
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Sarah McCombie (m. 1988) |
Children | 3 |
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