Nick Ross

Nick Ross
Ross moderating the WTTC Global Summit 2017 in April
Born
Nicholas David Ross

(1947-08-07) 7 August 1947 (age 77)
Hampstead, London, England
EducationWallington County Grammar School
Alma materQueen's University Belfast
Occupation(s)Radio and television presenter
Years active1971–present
Known forHosting BBC's Crimewatch from 1984 to 2007
Notable credit(s)Man Alive
Breakfast Time
Sixty Minutes
Watchdog
Call Nick Ross
The Truth About Crime
SpouseSarah Caplin
Children3

Nicholas David Ross[1] CBE (born 7 August 1947) is an English radio and television presenter. During the 1980s and 1990s he was one of the most ubiquitous of British broadcasters but is best known for hosting the BBC Television programme Crimewatch,[2] which he left in 2007 after 23 years.[3] He has subsequently filmed a series for BBC One called The Truth About Crime and has made documentaries for BBC Radio 4. He is chairman, president, trustee or patron of a number of charities including the National Fire Chiefs Council, and is President of the British Security Industry Association and HealthSense.

  1. ^ "England & Wales, Birth Index 1916–2005". Ancestry.com.
  2. ^ "Ross to depart from Crimewatch – Greater London Online". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007.
  3. ^ "Nick Ross says goodbye". The Times. 3 July 2007.