In context
- When
- Wednesday, October 21 20206 years ago
- Category
- DeathA notable person who died on this day.
- Era
- 21st century · 2020s
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- Frank Bough
At a glance
Born 1933-01-15; died 2020-10-21.
Known as: journalist, presenter, sports commentator, and broadcaster. Citizenship: United Kingdom.
Listed as: human.
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.
October 21 through the years
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