Paddy Haycocks

Paddy Haycocks is an experienced broadcaster and producer who has worked in the British media for over 25 years. Born in Portsmouth on the 9th of April, 1950 [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1132425/bio IMDB details] ] his first brush with fame came when he was appearing on the "Streetwise" section of the ill-fated Channel Four Daily. Haycocks regularly interviewed a lawyer who represented Ronnie Kray. The sartorially traditional Kray disapproved of Haycock’s open necked presentational style [Standard Channel Four policy at the time] and sent him a beautiful silk tie [ Morning Glory-A history of Breakfast TV Jones, I : Tiverton, Kelly, 2004 ISBN 190305320X] , which Haycocks naturally wore at the first opportunity. He then went on to present South Today, a stint which included the famous “Total Darkness” episode [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwrSDrKxV3o In the Dark with Sally Taylor] ] . He is perhaps best remembered for a low-budget daytime show called "As it happens" [ [http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/features/c4/1990.htm Appreciation of the programme] ] where he was beamed live from a famous place waiting for something to unfold, a style many critics feel [ [http://digicreamtimes.blogspot.com/2007/07/paddy-haycocks-rides-again.html Comparison of genres] ] has been adopted by modern news channels .Haycocks himself was a pioneering presenter of Channel One, London’s first digital news channel [ [http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article172387.ece Obituary of co-presenter Fiona McDiarmid] ] but from the late nineties worked increasingly on the other side of the camera [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2006/feb/15/independentproductioncompanies.broadcasting Involvement with Talkback Thames] ] and was, until his resignation in February 2006, factual programming executive at Talkback Thames [Perhaps his most well known programme is Open House with Gloria Hunniford [http://library.digiguide.com/lib/programme/64206] ] . A truly versatile performer Haycocks is, in his spare time, a leading light in the "Wokingham Choral Society" [ [http://www.wokingham-choral-society.org.uk/artists/paddy_haycocks.html Society information] ] .

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