Lionel Kelleway | |
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Born | 1944 Chichester, England, United Kingdom |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | University College of Swansea |
Occupation | Radio presenter |
Lionel Kelleway (born 1944) [1] is a British radio presenter. For many years until 2009, he was the lead presenter of the BBC Radio 4 natural history documentary series, The Living World . [2]
Kelleway was born in Chichester but moved to Wales in 1974. [3] He studied at University College of Swansea. [3] At one time, he worked as a gamekeeper. [3]
In 2001, Kelleway won a case for racial discrimination against BBC Radio Wales, when they dropped his Landmark series, which won Sony Awards in 1991 and 1992, [4] after around ten years, because of his English accent. [3] [4] At the time, he was living at Rhyd Uchaf Whitemill, Carmarthenshire. [4]
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