R.i.p. Cliff michelmore

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R.I.P. Cliff Michelmore.
Lovely man, often used to see him around town in Reigate, when we lived there.

 

[severnside gull]

I suspect those of us old enough to remember him are surprised that he was still alive
When I heard it on the radio this morning I had two clear memories come to mind - the Holiday programme and Aberfan. Tribute to his versatility.

 

[glasfryn]

RIP Cliff

 

[pasty]

I suspect those of us old enough to remember him are surprised that he was still alive

Correct.

RIP Cliff

 

[The Birdman]

Mrs Michelmore lived in Haywards Heath in a terrace victorian cottage in Milton Road which was replaced by Milton Hose office Block and now being converted to Flats/apartments she was related to Cliff.

 

[LamieRobertson]

96...not a bad innings!

 

[Thunder Bolt]

I suspect those of us old enough to remember him are surprised that he was still alive
When I heard it on the radio this morning I had two clear memories come to mind - the Holiday programme and Aberfan. Tribute to his versatility.

Aberfan will always stand out as a horrific tragedy. It was reported this morning that it affected Cliff Michelmore very much too. He was a very professional broadcaster.

 

[drew]

Aberfan will always stand out as a horrific tragedy. It was reported this morning that it affected Cliff Michelmore very much too. He was a very professional broadcaster.

50th Anniversary this year.

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

As others, surprised to think he was still alive.

But, being 62, he was always around on the radio and the television as I grew up, and always eminently watchable and listenable to. The words "consummate professional" get bandied around sometimes, but he really was.

 

[atfc village]

Remember him growing up watching Day by Day on the much missed Southern TV.

 

[Gwylan]

Remember him growing up watching Day by Day on the much missed Southern TV.

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Some memories for you

 

[aberllefenni]

Aberfan will always stand out as a horrific tragedy. It was reported this morning that it affected Cliff Michelmore very much too. He was a very professional broadcaster.

My late uncle was on one of the first fire crews to arrive at the scene as he was stationed in Merthyr Tydfil. He never talked about it apart from an unguarded moment when he told my dad that he got flashbacks every time he went to a rugby match and heard the ref's whistle. This was the signal that another body had been located We are planning to go to the 50th anniversary commemoration as his representative.

 

[Mackenzie]

My late uncle was on one of the first fire crews to arrive at the scene as he was stationed in Merthyr Tydfil. He never talked about it apart from an unguarded moment when he told my dad that he got flashbacks every time he went to a rugby match and heard the ref's whistle. This was the signal that another body had been located We are planning to go to the 50th anniversary commemoration as his representative.

My mother in law lived in Manchester at the time, she drove down to help with the digging. Poor kids.