John Mundy (presenter)
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John Mundy born in Manchester
, England
is a British television presenter and voice-over
artist.
He anchored the regional news programme BBC North West Tonight
. and its previous incarnations from the early 1980s until 1993.
He started in 'the business' first, as a stage-hand at the Opera House in Manchester, then as an actor at Oldham Colisseum Theatre. His television career began with a live 'on-air' audition as a continuity announcer for Tyne Tees TV. He also announced for HTV (forerunner of ITV Wales and West). He is probably best known for his many years working alongside Stuart Hall as co-presenter of the BBC local news programme Look North West which, in 1984, became North West Tonight.
However, during this period with the BBC (and largely unknown to the BBC or public) he was running a parallel career as a highly successful voice-over
artist.
In 1995, he took a career break and went to live in the USA. For the next five years, he was involved in property development which included the ownership and operation of two hotels in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
In 2000, he returned to live in the UK and resumed his career as a voice-over
artist.
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
is a British television presenter and voice-over
Voice-over
Voice-over is a production technique where a voice which is not part of the narrative is used in a radio, television production, filmmaking, theatre, or other presentations...
artist.
He anchored the regional news programme BBC North West Tonight
BBC North West Tonight
BBC North West Tonight is a nightly regional news programme covering the North West of England. Produced by BBC North West, the programme airs at 6.30pm and at 10:25pm every weekday evening and is broadcast from the BBC's MediaCityUK studios at Salford Quays.-BBC North West region:The BBC North...
. and its previous incarnations from the early 1980s until 1993.
He started in 'the business' first, as a stage-hand at the Opera House in Manchester, then as an actor at Oldham Colisseum Theatre. His television career began with a live 'on-air' audition as a continuity announcer for Tyne Tees TV. He also announced for HTV (forerunner of ITV Wales and West). He is probably best known for his many years working alongside Stuart Hall as co-presenter of the BBC local news programme Look North West which, in 1984, became North West Tonight.
However, during this period with the BBC (and largely unknown to the BBC or public) he was running a parallel career as a highly successful voice-over
Voice-over
Voice-over is a production technique where a voice which is not part of the narrative is used in a radio, television production, filmmaking, theatre, or other presentations...
artist.
In 1995, he took a career break and went to live in the USA. For the next five years, he was involved in property development which included the ownership and operation of two hotels in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
In 2000, he returned to live in the UK and resumed his career as a voice-over
Voice-over
Voice-over is a production technique where a voice which is not part of the narrative is used in a radio, television production, filmmaking, theatre, or other presentations...
artist.