John Mountford

John Mountford

John Mountford was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, in 1948. His father, Arnold Mountford, was an acclaimed international expert in British ceramics.

Mountford studied English literature at Queens University Belfast. In 1973 he enrolled on a studio manager's training scheme at BBC World Service in London, soon progressing to producing and presenting programmes on the international radio network. In a gradual move to television, he became a researcher on "The Book Programme" and "60 Minutes". In 1983 John was amongst the line up of presenters on the BBC's first breakfast television show, "Breakfast Time". He was also a reporter for Esther Rantzen's "That's Family Life". John was the inaugural voice to air at the launch of BBC Radio Norfolk in 1980 where he continued to have a regular show for several years alongside co-hosting BBC1's Friday night magazine show, "Weekend"; famously 'baring all' on a nudist beach in the opening title sequence of the programme.

He began to scale down his broadcasting commitments during the late 1980s. Mountford is currently chief executive of a radio and television production company in Norwich.

External links

* [http://www.jmsradio.co.uk/radio.asp The JMS Group - Radio]


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