Frank Bough

Who they were

Frank Bough, English television presenter (born 1933)

Early life

Educated at: Merton College.

Early life Francis Joseph Bough was born on 15 January 1933 at his parents' terraced house in Fenton , Stoke-on-Trent , Staffordshire , son of Austin Joseph Bough (died 1963) and Annie Tyrer, née Moulton. The family later moved to Oswestry , Shropshire . [ 1 ] His father was a furniture upholsterer and his mother painted pots in a pottery factory, and also made curtains and cushions. [ 2 ] After passing his eleven-plus exam,

Path and career

Worked with / for: British Broadcasting Corporation.

Career BBC Bough joined the BBC as a presenter and reporter, presenting a new Newcastle upon Tyne -based show called Home at Six , soon renamed North at Six and then in 1963 becoming BBC Look North . Between 1964 and 1968, he was the presenter of Sportsview and in 1964 became the presenter of the BBC Sports Review of the Year , which he hosted for 18 years. Between 1968 and 1983, he was a regular host of the BBC's flagship Saturday afternoon sports programme, Grandstand .

Why this date

Frank Bough appears on our October 21 calendar for 2020 as a death entry.