| First Name |
John
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| Last Name |
Sergeant
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| Birthday |
14th April, 1944
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| Birthplace |
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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| Height |
5' 0" (152 cm)
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| Build |
Large
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| Hair Color |
Salt and Pepper
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| Distinctive Feature |
He witnessed > Martin Luther King's 1963 "I have a dream" speech in Washington, He reported > the death of the first British soldier during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, Sergeant won > the 1990 British Press Guild Award for the most memorable broadcast of the year, Sergeant's Autobiography > 'Give me ten seconds' - Macmillan 2001, Sergeant was awarded > with a Doctor of Letters, Honoris Causa by University of Lincoln Chancellor Lord Victor Adebowale CBE on 3 September 2013 at 2:30 pm in Lincoln Cathedral., 1966 winner > Royal Television Society award for Comedy of the Year for Alan Bennett’s comedy series, “On the Margin”, His most famous > broadcast was with Margaret Thatcher outside the British Embassy in Paris in 1990 when she heard the devastating result of the leadership contest with Michael Heseltine which would lead to her resignation as prime minister two days later., He has been > married since 1969 and lives with his wife, Mary, in Ealing. They have two grown up sons, both of whom work in television., 1999 winner > Best Individual Television Contributor of the Year at the Voice of the Listener and Viewer Awards
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aries
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
Russian
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| High School |
1.0 Great Tew Primary School, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, 1.1 ...... co-ed Primary school in Great Tew, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, 2.0 Bloxham School near Banbury, Oxfordshire, 2.1 ...... independent boarding & day school, Oxfordshire, English, 3.0 Millfield School in Street, Somerset, 3.1 ...... co-educational independent school for pupils aged 13–18 years based in Street, Somerset, England
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| University |
1.0 Oxford University, Magdalen College, 1.1 ...... (Philosophy, Politics and Economics), 2.0 Darlington College, Darlington, County Durham, England, 2.1 ...... (NCTJ Essential Journalism and Reporting), 3.0 University of Lincoln: awarded Doctor of Letters, Honoris Causa in 2013
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| Occupation Text |
Award-Winning Journalist, Broadcaster, TV Narrator, Comedy Writer, Producer, After Dinner Speaker, Host Of Award Events, Travel Writer, Guest Speaker
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| Occupation |
Journalist
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| Claim to Fame |
much talked-about contestant on Strictly Come Dancing
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Comedy Panel Game Show
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| Year(s) Active |
[1988-2000]
Chief Political Correspondent: BBC, [2000-2003]
Political Editor: ITN, [????-????]
correspondent: The Liverpool Echo newspaper (3 years), [1973-????]
radio reporter at the international desk: BBC, [1981-????]
Political Correspondent: BBC Radio, [????-????]
presented BBC Radio 4 programmes Today and The World at One, [2003-????]
president of the Johnson Society of Lichfield, [2011-present]
performer: toured UK with his stage show, "An Audience with John Sergeant., [????-Present] Author, [1966-present]
tv, [1970-2000]
total BBC TV & Radio career
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| Talent Agency (e.g. Modelling) |
1.0 > AGENCY : Personally Speaking Bureau, 1.1 > url : https://www.personallyspeakingbureau.com/, 1.2 > profile : https://web.archive.org/web/20170211080954/https://www.personallyspeakingbureau.com/speaker/john-sergeant/
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| Pets |
Alan Bennett, Kristina Rihanoff
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John James Sergeant (born 14 April 1944) is an English television and radio journalist and broadcaster. He was the BBC's Chief Political Correspondent from 1992 to 2000 and the Political Editor of ITN from 2000 until 2002.
