Howard Stableford
Howard Stableford | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 April 1959 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | television and radio presenter |
Howard Stableford is a British television and radio presenter.
Background[edit]
Stableford was born 12 April 1959 in Poynton, Cheshire[1][2] and grew up in Preston, Lancashire. He attended Hutton Grammar School.[3] He read for a Geography degree at Durham University, where he was a member of University College, graduating in 1980.[4]
Broadcasting career[edit]
BBC Radio Lancashire gave Stableford his first break into broadcasting where he was station assistant. He then joined BBC Radio Northampton at its launch in 1982 where he hosted a daily show.[5] He then moved into BBC Children's TV. There, he hosted Beat the Teacher[6] and presented Newsround[7] before joining the BBC's flagship science and technology programme Tomorrow's World in 1985,[8] presenting alongside Judith Hann, Peter Macann and Maggie Philbin;[5] he was one of the programme's longest serving presenters.[7] After leaving Tomorrow's World in 1997, he moved to the United States, settling in Colorado,[8] where his positions have included technology reporter for KUSA[9] and stadium announcer with Major League Rugby team the Colorado Raptors.[10] Splitting his time between there and the United Kingdom, in 2000 he presented Changing Places on BBC Radio Four[11][12] and in 2003 he became co-host of UK's Worst ... on BBC1.[8][13] He returned to Tomorrow's World in 2018 for a one-off live special co-hosting with Maggie Philbin and Dr Hannah Fry.[14]
Other work[edit]
Stableford was also President of the UK's Institute of Patentees and Inventors,[8] and in the United States has worked for the Center for Creative Leadership in Colorado Springs.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ "Howard Stableford". BFI. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ Hayward, Anthony (1996). Who's who on television. TV Times. London: Boxtree in association with TV Times. p. 234. ISBN 0-7522-1067-X. OCLC 36992362.
- ^ Debrett's people of today 2000. Debrett's Peerage Limited. London: Debrett's. 1999. p. 1839. ISBN 1870520491. OCLC 1280894310.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Durham University Gazette". Durham University. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ a b "New presenter for Tomorrow's World". The Stage. No. 5424. 28 March 1985. p. 22. Retrieved 1 February 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Beat The Teacher". Radio Times. No. 3176. 22 September 1984. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ a b Hope, Hannah; Manger, Warren (3 May 2017). "As Tomorrow's World returns, what did the future hold for its stars - and which zany predictions ACTUALLY came true?". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d Kevan, Paul (1 August 2003). "Howard Stableford". Metro (interview). Archived from the original on 5 October 2012.
- ^ "Howard Stableford" (PDF). Farrell Talent Management. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ Ellis, William Webb. Glendale Raptors: Weekly Show 2018 Episode 3. The Rugby Corner. Event occurs at 5:15. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Typical biker: Howard Stableford". www.telegraph.co.uk. 19 December 2000. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Changing Places". BBC Education Online. 20 October 2000. Archived from the original on 20 October 2000. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Programme Index: BBC1 London 1 September 2003". BBC. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "BBC to reboot Tomorrow's World for one-off live special". The Guardian. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
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