Gordon Burns

Gordon Burns
Born
Gordon Henry Burns

10 June 1942 (1942-06-10) (age 82)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
NationalityBritish
EducationDulwich College
Occupation(s)Broadcaster, journalist
Years active1973–2013
Notable credit(s)Presenting:
The Krypton Factor (1977–1995)
Co-presenting:
North West Tonight (1997–2011)
Children2
RelativesEd Sheeran (second cousin)

Gordon Henry Burns (born 10 June 1942) is a retired Northern Irish journalist and broadcaster. He was the host of The Krypton Factor for its original 18-year run (1977–1995) and was the chief anchorman for the BBC regional news programme North West Tonight from January 1997 to October 2011. In November 2011, he moved back to Belfast where he was born.

Due to Burns' work commitments with Granada Television on programmes such as World in Action and Granada Reports and later BBC Manchester for North West Tonight, he resided in Manchester for over thirty years. He most recently hosted a Sunday morning radio show for BBC Radio Manchester and BBC Radio Lancashire.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Gordon Burns to step down from BBC North West Tonight". BBC News. 15 April 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Gordon Burns on life in the hot seat". how-do.co.uk. 10 July 2007. Archived from the original on 15 September 2011.