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Originally Posted by Hugh Jarce
I'm old enough to remember him on TV as a kid - in its glorious black and white days. Fantatstic live demos on Tomorrow's World and that famous laugh at himself presenting the string sketch in a string vest.
He was part of a broadcasting era where presenters were knowledgeable and figures of respect, unlike many of the mad, shallow self-made celebrities of today who clamour to host the next celebrity roller skating knock challenge.
It's not until someone dies that you remember that their voice was a notable part of your past - in my case whilst I was in short trousers in the 1960's.
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That sums it up for me too (being born 1950)
I've been in Canada for 35 years and I must admit I had forgotten all about him, but after reading this I can hear his distinctive voice like it was yesterday.
Cheers Raymond