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English journalist and broadcaster (1950–2022)
Harry Gration
Gration making final adjustments before going on air, 2012
Born
Harry John Gration[1]
(1950-10-22 ) 22 October 1950
Died 24 June 2022(2022-06-24) (aged 71 ) Known for Television presenter, journalist Spouses
(m. 1974, divorced)
[1]
(m. 1984, divorced)
[1]
(m. 2001)
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Children 6
Harry John Gration MBE DL (22 October 1950 – 24 June 2022)[2] was an English journalist and broadcaster. He was one of the main anchors for the BBC Yorkshire regional magazine programme Look North . He was often referred to as Mr. Yorkshire by the media.[3] [4]
Early life [ edit ]
Born in Bradford , West Riding of Yorkshire, to Nina (nee Smith) and Morris Gration, Gration was raised in a back-to-back house in the city.[5] [1] His father was a chemist who was a manager at a Boots store in the city and promotion took the family first to Leeds , then York .[6] [1] Gration was educated at Leeds Grammar School and at St Peter's School in York,[7] [1] and after leaving education, he initially spent five years as a history teacher and eventually, a head of history at The Rodillian Academy ,[8] a school in Lofthouse , near Leeds .[6]
Whilst still teaching, Gration became a sports commentator on rugby league games which led to a three-month contract with the BBC. He then ended up resigning from his teaching post and went into broadcasting full-time when he joined BBC Radio Leeds in 1978.[9] [10]
Gration started presenting Look North in 1982.[11] By 2018, Gration had been broadcasting with the BBC for 40 years,[12] although he had a spell at BBC South Today where he co-presented with Sally Taylor between 1995 and 1999.[6] He presented alongside Judith Stamper ,[10] Clare Frisby , Christa Ackroyd , and his last co-anchor was Amy Garcia .[13]
He appeared on Top Gear in 2010. While supposedly reporting from Braithwell , Jeremy Clarkson crashes a Reliant Robin in the background.[14]
Gration was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 Birthday Honours for services to broadcasting.[15] [16]
Gration regularly appeared in the annual Christmas pantomime at the York Theatre Royal in a filmed segment with its main star and writer, Berwick Kaler .[17] In the 2016 production of Cinderella, Gration appeared in women's underwear.[18]
On 13 October 2020, Gration announced his retirement from the BBC.[19] His final appearance as lead presenter on Look North was 21 October 2020, the day before his 70th birthday.[20]
Public office [ edit ]
In December 2009, Gration followed in the footsteps of his Look North colleague and Mayor of Wetwang , Paul Hudson , when he was declared honorary Mayor of Burn .[21]
In June 2018, Gration performed the wedding ceremony between Keeley Donovan and Johnny I'Anson in Knaresborough; Donovan is a Look North weather presenter and reporter and I'Anson also broadcasts for the BBC.[22]
He was a Deputy Lieutenant of North Yorkshire.[23]
Personal life [ edit ]
Gration was married three times and had six children.[9] [24] His first two marriages, to Hilary Gardner (m.1974) and Rowena Cluness (m.1984), ended in divorce.
He married his third wife, Helen Chene, in 2001.[1] Gration died suddenly after collapsing on 24 June 2022 at the age of 71.[25] [26] It was later revealed that he was diagnosed with cancer, but this was unrelated to his death.[27]
A memorial service was held for Gration on 1 August 2022, which is Yorkshire Day , at York Minster . It was attended by Geoff Boycott , Dickie Bird and former Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu .
References [ edit ]
^ "Cricket legends join family at service for 'Mr Yorkshire' Harry Gration" . The Independent . 1 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022 .
^ "Harry Gration funeral: Inside York Minster as family, friends and colleagues say goodbye to 'Mr Yorkshire' " . Yorkshire Post . 1 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022 .
^ "Look North's Gration to get MBE" . BBC News . 15 June 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2018 .
^ a b c "Love affair turned sour on Harry" . Bradford Telegraph and Argus . 26 January 1999. Retrieved 20 September 2018 .
^ "My Yorkshire: Harry Gration on his favourite people and places" . The Yorkshire Post . 17 February 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018 .
^ "Honorary Fellow Harry Gration" . Bradford College . 16 February 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2019 .
^ a b Dawson, Jayne (8 October 2014). "Harry Gration: I still love my job on Look North" . The Yorkshire Post . Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2018 .
^ a b Hetherington, Alastair (1989). News in the regions : Plymouth Sound to Moray Firth . London: Macmillan. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-333-48232-2 .
^ Dacey, Ruth (14 October 2020). "Harry Gration full interview - Why I decided to step down from BBC Look North hot seat" . Yorkshire Post . Retrieved 11 January 2021 .
^ Hirst, Andrew (19 March 2018). "Find out what Harry Gration's best memory from 40 years of broadcasting is" . Huddersfield Examiner . Retrieved 20 September 2018 .
^ "Amy Garcia to join Harry Gration on BBC Look North sofa" . Echo . 25 October 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2018 .
^ "Rolling a Reliant Robin – Top Gear – BBC – YouTube" . www.youtube.com . Retrieved 11 January 2021 .
^ "No. 60534" . The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 2013. p. 18.
^ "Video: I shed a few tears says TV veteran Harry Gration" . Yorkshire Post . 14 June 2013.
^ "Harry Gration and Berwick Kaler shoot Theatre Royal pantomime film in York" . The Argus . 18 November 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2018 .
^ Hickling, Alfred (13 December 2016). "Cinderella review – a Christmas miracle in York" . The Guardian . Retrieved 19 September 2018 .
^ Dacey, Ruth (13 October 2020). "Harry Gration, the veteran presenter of regional news programme Look North is to retire amid local news cutbacks" . Yorkshire Post . Retrieved 13 October 2020 .
^ "Harry Gration: Tributes pour in for Ex-BBC Look North presenter" . BBC News . 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022 .
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"Burn elect Harry Gration and Hilda Ogden as its honorary mayor and mayoress" . York Press. 7 December 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2009 .
^ Riley, Anna (25 June 2018). "Keeley Donovan shares details of 'wonderful' festival-themed wedding" . Hull Daily Mail . Retrieved 20 September 2018 .
^ "North Yorkshire Lieutenancy" . North Yorkshire Lieutenancy . Retrieved 21 February 2021 .
^ Gordon, Maxine (17 November 2017). "From the news to nurseries: Helen Gration talks about giving up a career in telly for a life with tiny tots" . York Press . Retrieved 20 September 2018 .
^ "Harry Gration: Ex-BBC Look North presenter dies, aged 71" . BBC News . 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022 .
^ Port, Samuel; Updated (1 August 2022). "Emotional photos from Harry Gration's funeral as hundreds gather to say goodbye" . YorkshireLive . Retrieved 5 August 2022 .
^ "BBC Harry Gration's wife says he was suffering from cancer as she pays tribute" . 28 July 2022.
External links [ edit ]
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harry_Gration&oldid=1216659334 "
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