Howard Stableford

Howard Stableford
Born (1959-04-12) 12 April 1959 (age 65)
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)television and radio presenter

Howard Stableford is a British television and radio presenter.

Background

Stableford was born 12 April 1959 in Poynton, Cheshire[1][2] and grew up in Preston, Lancashire. He attended Hutton Grammar School.[3] He read for a Geography degree at Durham University, where he was a member of University College, graduating in 1980.[4]

Broadcasting career

BBC Radio Lancashire gave Stableford his first break into broadcasting where he was station assistant. He then joined BBC Radio Northampton at its launch in 1982 where he hosted a daily show.[5] He then moved into BBC Children's TV. There, he hosted Beat the Teacher[6] and presented Newsround[7] before joining the BBC's flagship science and technology programme Tomorrow's World in 1985,[8] presenting alongside Judith Hann, Peter Macann and Maggie Philbin;[5] he was one of the programme's longest serving presenters.[7] After leaving Tomorrow's World in 1997, he moved to the United States, settling in Colorado,[8] where his positions have included technology reporter for KUSA[9] and stadium announcer with Major League Rugby team the Colorado Raptors.[10] Splitting his time between there and the United Kingdom, in 2000 he presented Changing Places on BBC Radio Four[11][12] and in 2003 he became co-host of UK's Worst ... on BBC1.[8][13] He returned to Tomorrow's World in 2018 for a one-off live special co-hosting with Maggie Philbin and Dr Hannah Fry.[14]

Other work

Stableford was also President of the UK's Institute of Patentees and Inventors,[8] and in the United States has worked for the Center for Creative Leadership in Colorado Springs.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Howard Stableford". BFI. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. ^ Hayward, Anthony (1996). Who's who on television. TV Times. London: Boxtree in association with TV Times. p. 234. ISBN 0-7522-1067-X. OCLC 36992362.
  3. ^ Debrett's people of today 2000. Debrett's Peerage Limited. London: Debrett's. 1999. p. 1839. ISBN 1870520491. OCLC 1280894310.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. ^ "Durham University Gazette". Durham University. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  5. ^ a b "New presenter for Tomorrow's World". The Stage. No. 5424. 28 March 1985. p. 22. Retrieved 1 February 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Beat The Teacher". Radio Times. No. 3176. 22 September 1984. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  7. ^ a b Hope, Hannah; Manger, Warren (3 May 2017). "As Tomorrow's World returns, what did the future hold for its stars - and which zany predictions ACTUALLY came true?". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  8. ^ a b c d Kevan, Paul (1 August 2003). "Howard Stableford". Metro (interview). Archived from the original on 5 October 2012.
  9. ^ "Howard Stableford" (PDF). Farrell Talent Management. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  10. ^ Ellis, William Webb. Glendale Raptors: Weekly Show 2018 Episode 3. The Rugby Corner. Event occurs at 5:15. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Typical biker: Howard Stableford". www.telegraph.co.uk. 19 December 2000. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Changing Places". BBC Education Online. 20 October 2000. Archived from the original on 20 October 2000. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Programme Index: BBC1 London 1 September 2003". BBC. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  14. ^ "BBC to reboot Tomorrow's World for one-off live special". The Guardian. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2022.


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