Derek Hobson

Derek Hobson
Born
Derek Hobson

(1949-03-23) 23 March 1949 (age 75)
Essex, England
Occupation(s)radio broadcaster and journalist

Derek Hobson (born 23 March, 1949) is a TV and radio broadcaster and journalist. He was best known as the original host of ITV's New Faces[1] which he presented from 1973 to 1978; a total of 164 episodes. He introduced, among others, Lenny Henry, Victoria Wood, Debbie McGee, Jim Davidson, Les Dennis and Michael Barrymore to a weekly Saturday night audience of more than 12 million viewers.

Hobson was also a continuity announcer for ATV in Birmingham and was one of the presenters of the regional news programme ATV Today.

After leaving ATV, Hobson co-presented Not For Women Only,[2] a regional magazine programme for TVS with Jill Cochrane who worked as a features reporter. He also presented and co-created the format for the game show That's My Dog for TSW which ran for four years on the ITV network from 1984.[3]

  1. ^ "Press Your Buttons Now! - We look back at talent shows of yesteryear". BBC. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Not for Women Only (1982)". BFI. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  3. ^ "The Continuity Booth". The TV Room. Retrieved 6 September 2018.