Trevor Hill | |
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Born | Norman Trevor Hill 28 October 1925 Southampton, Hampshire, England |
Died | 29 October 2023 Stinchcombe, Gloucestershire | (aged 98)
Alma mater | Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School |
Occupation(s) | BBC radio and television producer |
Years active | 1942–1998 |
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Notable work | Over the Airwaves (2005) |
Norman Trevor Hill (28 October 1925 – 29 October 2023) was a British writer, producer and director for the BBC, where his career began in 1942 when he was recruited as the sound effects assistant for It's That Man Again. In 1944 he was responsible for broadcasting General Eisenhower's D-Day announcement of the landing of allied troops on Normandy's beaches. Later, he worked on Children's Hour and the Round Britain Quiz, recruited Harry Corbett and produced Sooty.
Hill retired as assistant head of BBC radio in 1983 but continued working freelance until 1998. His memoir, Over the Airwaves, was published in 2005.