Walter Love
Walter Love MBE | |
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Born | 22 June 1935 Northern Ireland |
Died | (aged 88) |
Years active | 1946–2023 |
Walter Love MBE (22 June 1935 [1] – 26 January 2024) was a Northern Irish BBC broadcaster. He started out as a freelance contributor to BBC radio in the 1950s, before landing a job as a studio manager in London.[2] He then spent a decade as a TV newsreader in Belfast before joining Radio Ulster in 1978.[2] He was awarded an MBE in 1997 for his works in radio journalism.[2] Love died on 26 January 2024, at the age of 88.[3] His career spanned over 77 years.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Radio Ulster's Walter Love inducted into PPI Radio Awards Hall of Fame". BBC Media Centre. BBC. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Radio Ulster broadcaster Walter Love dies aged 88". BBC News. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "'Mr Respectable': Veteran BBC broadcaster Walter Love dies aged 88". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 26 January 2024. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Veteran BBC Radio Ulster presenter Walter Love remembered as talented broadcaster who kept his 'wonderful, youthful outlook' on life". The Irish News. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.