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He was the presenter of ''Password'' for [[Ulster Television]], one of their few programmes shown throughout the ITV network. He also hosted a segment in some series of [[London Weekend Television|LWT]]'s ''[[Surprise, Surprise]]''. |
He was the presenter of ''Password'' for [[Ulster Television]], one of their few programmes shown throughout the ITV network. He also hosted a segment in some series of [[London Weekend Television|LWT]]'s ''[[Surprise, Surprise]]''. |
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Since [[1997]], most weekdays Burns has presented [[North West Tonight]], its shorter lunchtime equivalent, North West Today, and also the 3 minute mid-afternoon bulletin at 3.22pm |
Since [[1997]], most weekdays Burns has presented [[North West Tonight]], its shorter lunchtime equivalent, North West Today, and also the 3 minute mid-afternoon bulletin at 3.22pm. |
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Upon joining the show in 1997, the BBC in the North West heavily promoted his arrival at the newsdesk, with many media commentators observing that the acquisition of Burns represented quite a coup for a relatively small BBC regional news programme.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} He also provides several introductory snippets on the [[Mark Radcliffe|Radcliffe and Maconie]] show on BBC Radio 2. |
Upon joining the show in 1997, the BBC in the North West heavily promoted his arrival at the newsdesk, with many media commentators observing that the acquisition of Burns represented quite a coup for a relatively small BBC regional news programme.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} He also provides several introductory snippets on the [[Mark Radcliffe|Radcliffe and Maconie]] show on BBC Radio 2. |
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Gordon Burns | |
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| Born | June 10, 1942 |
| Occupation(s) | journalist, television presenter |
Gordon Burns (born 10 June 1942 in Belfast) is a British journalist and television presenter who became known as the host of Granada TV's popular game show The Krypton Factor. Since 1997, he has been the anchorman for BBC North West Tonight, the regional news programme in North West England, with co-host Dianne Oxberry.
Biography
Gordon Burns lived in Lisburn up to the age of five, and returned from London, where his father had worked as the editor of Hansard. He was educated at Dulwich College, a famous boys' independent school in South London, then at 13, attended Campbell College, an independent school in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He worked at the Belfast Telegraph and presented the local news on Ulster Television.
Career
Burns' status as a national celebrity and legend began with his association of ITV's popular game show The Krypton Factor which he presented for eighteen years from 1977 to 1995.
He was the presenter of Password for Ulster Television, one of their few programmes shown throughout the ITV network. He also hosted a segment in some series of LWT's Surprise, Surprise.
Since 1997, most weekdays Burns has presented North West Tonight, its shorter lunchtime equivalent, North West Today, and also the 3 minute mid-afternoon bulletin at 3.22pm.
Upon joining the show in 1997, the BBC in the North West heavily promoted his arrival at the newsdesk, with many media commentators observing that the acquisition of Burns represented quite a coup for a relatively small BBC regional news programme.[citation needed] He also provides several introductory snippets on the Radcliffe and Maconie show on BBC Radio 2.
Burns is well liked and respected amongst those who live in the North West of England (and further afield), and has developed somewhat of a cult status amongst students and the population at large.
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