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- 1 2 Cox, Jim (2008). This Day in Network Radio: A Daily Calendar of Births, Debuts, Cancellations and Other Events in Broadcasting History. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-3848-8.
- ↑ "Cliff Michelmore: BBC radio and TV broadcaster dies aged 96". BBC. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
