Austin Mitchell, MP, rip
Posted: Thu 09 Sep, 2021 5:42 pm
After his recent death I learned that Austin Mitchell was born in Baildon, which has a Bradford postcode, so he missed out on being a famous son of Leeds by a whisker.
He was a Leeds TV personality in the late 60's and early 70's for his time at ITV Yorkshire presenting the 6pm Calendar news program with Richard Whitely.
During this time I saw him several times at City station. We were both meeting girlfriends off a train at the same time.
For a full obit see
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/ ... rimsby-tv/
I certainly remember him as jovial and outspoken.
BP
He was a Leeds TV personality in the late 60's and early 70's for his time at ITV Yorkshire presenting the 6pm Calendar news program with Richard Whitely.
During this time I saw him several times at City station. We were both meeting girlfriends off a train at the same time.
For a full obit see
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/ ... rimsby-tv/
I certainly remember him as jovial and outspoken.
BP