Derek Hobson
Derek Hobson | |
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| Born | Derek Hobson 23 March 1949 Essex, England |
| Occupation(s) | radio broadcaster and journalist |
Derek Hobson (born 23 March, 1949) is an English TV and radio broadcaster and journalist. He was best known as the original host of ITV's New Faces[1] which he presented from 1973 to 1978; a total of 164 episodes. He introduced, among others, Lenny Henry, Victoria Wood, Debbie McGee, Jim Davidson, Les Dennis and Michael Barrymore to a weekly Saturday night audience of more than 12 million viewers.
Hobson was also a continuity announcer for ATV in Birmingham and was one of the presenters of the regional news programme ATV Today.
After leaving ATV, Hobson co-presented Not For Women Only,[2] a regional magazine programme for TVS with Jill Cochrane who worked as a features reporter. He also presented and co-created the format for the game show That's My Dog for TSW which ran for four years on the ITV network from 1984.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Press Your Buttons Now! - We look back at talent shows of yesteryear". BBC. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ "Not for Women Only (1982)". BFI. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ "The Continuity Booth". The TV Room. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
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