Michael Buerk | |
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Born | Michael Duncan Buerk 18 February 1946 Solihull, Warwickshire, England |
Education | UWI Cardiff |
Occupation(s) | TV presenter, newsreader, journalist |
Notable credit(s) | BBC News Britain's Secret Treasures 999 Heir Hunters |
Spouse |
Christine Lilley (m. 1970) |
Children | 2, including Roland |
Michael Duncan Buerk (/bɜːrk/;[1] born 18 February 1946) is a British journalist and newsreader. He presented BBC News from 1973 to 2002 and has been the host of BBC Radio 4's The Moral Maze since 1990.[2] He was also the presenter of BBC One's docudrama 999 from 1992 to 2003. From 2017, Buerk also presented the TV programme Royal Recipes which ran for two series.