Pattie Coldwell

Pattie Coldwell (14 May 1952 – 17 October 2002) was a British TV Presenter and journalist.

Born in Clitheroe, Lancashire, she attended Clitheroe Royal Grammar School for Girls before working as a secretary and starting in local television (Granada TV) as a reporter and presenter, before progressing to nationally networked programmes, such as Nationwide, Open Air, and Loose Women, before her premature death from brain cancer aged 50. Her partner for many years was the historian Michael Wood.

External links

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2339635.stm Broadcaster Pattie Coldwell dies] , BBC, 18 October 2002.
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2251587.stm Pattie Coldwell: Courageous crusader] , BBC, 18 October 2002.
* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article815006.ece Obituary] , "The Times", 19 October 2002.
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20021019/ai_n12658146 Obituary] , "The Independent", 19 October 2002.
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2002/oct/31/broadcasting.guardianobituaries Obituary] , "The Guardian", 31 October 2002.