John Suchet | |
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Born | 29 March 1944 Paddington, London, England |
Education | Uppingham School |
Alma mater | Queen's College, Dundee[3] |
Occupation(s) | News presenter, Journalist |
Years active | 1967–present |
Agent | David Foster Management |
Notable credit | Early Evening News |
Spouses | Moya Suchet
(m. 1968; div. 1983)Bonnie Suchet
(m. 1985; died 2015)Nula Black (m. 2016) |
Children | 3 |
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Website | https://www.johnsuchet.co.uk |
John Aleck Suchet OBE (/ˈsuːʃeɪ/ SOO-shay; born 29 March 1944) is an English author, television news journalist and presenter of classical music on Classic FM. His journalistic career began when he worked as a graduate trainee at the Reuters news agency in 1967 and later joined BBC News as a sub-editor for the Nine O'Clock News from 1970 to 1971. Suchet worked at Independent Television News (ITN) as a scriptwriter/sub-editor from 1972 and was a newsreader and reporter until his retirement from ITN in 2004.
Suchet has two brothers, one of whom is the actor Sir David Suchet.