Bob Warman

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Bob Warman

MBE
Born
Robert Paul Warman

(1946-10-11) 11 October 1946 (age 76)
Walsall, Staffordshire, England
Nationality British
Education Wrekin College
Occupation Broadcaster
Years active1973–2022
Employer ITV

Robert Paul Warman MBE (born 11 October 1946) is an English retired television presenter.

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Early life

Warman was born on 11 October 1946 [1] in the Chuckery district of Walsall, Staffordshire. [2] He attended a prep school in Shrewsbury called Kingsland Grange (since renamed Shrewsbury High Prep School) from 1955 to 1959, then from ages of 13 to 18 Wrekin College in Wellington, Shropshire.

Career

Warman originally trained as a civil engineer for two years [2] but took up journalism after being inspired by an older brother who worked on a newspaper. Warman trained in print journalism at the Birmingham Post and Mail. [3] Warman has also owned a series of businesses outside his television work, including a second-hand china dealer shop, video production company, tea/coffee bar in Walsall, and public relations group called Warman PR. [2]

Warman spent most of his television career at ATV and Central, presenting regional news programmes. He was also a regional presenter on Yorkshire Television from 1976 to 1979. During this time he presented Britain's first breakfast programme Good Morning Calendar in 1977. In 1979, he returned to Associated Television, whom he had originally joined in 1973 following a previous position at BBC Radio Birmingham, to work on ATV News. When ATV became Central in 1982, Warman presented the West edition of Central News.

In 1989, Warman hosted the Sky Television version of The Price Is Right based on the American show of the same name as The New Price is Right until 1990.

On 12 April 2022, Warman announced his retirement from ITV News Central, after a career spanning 49 years, and presented his last edition on 4 July 2022. [4]

Warman was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to broadcasting and journalism in the West Midlands. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Central News anchor Warman marks three decades at ITV". Press Gazette. 11 April 2003. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 "I'm happy here, this is my patch: Celebrity interview feature". Shropshire Star. 7 May 2016. pp. 2–3.Shropshire Star Weekend supplement article, by Simon Penfold.
  3. ↑ "Broadcasters reunite to recall schooldays". Shropshire Star. 16 September 2015. p. 4.Report by Naomi Penrose, referring to revisit of the school by Warman and fellow broadcaster Nick Owen.
  4. ↑ "Bob Warman: Tributes pour in for ITV Central anchor". BBC News. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "No. 63714". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 2022. p. B25.
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