Howard Stableford | |
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Born | 12 April 1959 |
Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | television and radio presenter |
Howard Stableford is a British television and radio presenter.
Stableford was born 12 April 1959 in Poynton, Cheshire [1] [2] and grew up in Preston, Lancashire. He attended Hutton Grammar School. [3] He read for a Geography degree at Durham University, where he was a member of University College, graduating in 1980. [4]
BBC Radio Lancashire gave Stableford his first break in broadcasting where he was station assistant. He then joined BBC Radio Northampton at its launch in 1982 where he hosted a daily show. [5] He then moved into BBC Children's TV. There, he hosted Beat the Teacher [6] and presented Newsround [7] before joining the BBC's flagship science and technology programme Tomorrow's World in 1985, [8] presenting alongside Judith Hann, Peter Macann and Maggie Philbin; [5] he was one of the programme's longest serving presenters. [7] After leaving Tomorrow's World in 1997, he moved to the United States, settling in Colorado, [8] where his positions have included technology reporter for KUSA [9] and stadium announcer with Major League Rugby team the Colorado Raptors. [10] Splitting his time between there and the United Kingdom, in 2000 he presented Changing Places on BBC Radio Four [11] [12] and in 2003 he became co-host of UK's Worst ... on BBC1. [8] [13] He returned to Tomorrow's World in 2018 for a one-off live special co-hosting with Maggie Philbin and Dr Hannah Fry. [14]
Stableford was also President of the UK's Institute of Patentees and Inventors, [8] and in the United States has worked for the Center for Creative Leadership in Colorado Springs.[ citation needed ]
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