| Derek Jameson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 November 1929 London, United Kingdom |
| Died | 12 September 2012 (aged 82)[1] |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Journalist, and after dinner speaker |
Derek Jameson (29 November 1929 - 12 September 2012[1]) was a British tabloid journalist and broadcaster.
Jameson was illegitimate and grew up in a children's home[2] and as a child was evacuated from London to Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire in WW2.[3] His career began in Fleet Street, as a messenger boy, before becoming managing editor of the Daily Mirror newspaper and editor of the Daily Express, Daily Star and News of the World.
He joined BBC Radio 2 in late 1985, sitting in for Jimmy Young, before taking over the breakfast show from Ken Bruce in March 1986, presenting it until December 1991. He then hosted the Monday to Thursday late-night show between 10.30 and 12.00 along with his wife Ellen, until March 1997.
In 1988 he began presenting the BBC1 television show People. He was replaced in the second series by Chris Serle, Lucy Pilkington, Jenni Barnett and Frank Bruno.[4] He also presented his own television series entitled Do they mean us? on which he had the catchphrase; "Do they mean us? They surely do!"[2]
In 2010 he took part in BBC's The Young Ones, in which six celebrities in their 70s and 80s attempt to overcome some of the problems of ageing by harking back to the 1970s.[5]
Jameson wrote a weekly column in the Brighton Argus until October 2000, and was latterly an after-dinner speaker.
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[edit] Popular image
Jameson's cockney accent and abrasive persona caused Private Eye to refer to him as Sid Yobbo. In 1980 Jameson brought an action against the BBC over a sketch in the Radio 4 programme Week Ending which described him as an "East End boy made bad": Jameson lost the action when it came to court in 1984.[6] The jury found the broadcast defamatory, but also fair comment and Jameson had to pay costs. After it was said on Radio 4 that Jameson was "so ignorant he thought erudite was a type of glue", he sued.[7][8]
[edit] Personal life
Jameson married Jackie in 1947; she divorced him in the early 1960s. He married Pauline in 1971. In 1978 he left her for Ellen Petrie, to whom he was married until his death at age 82 of a heart attack on 12 September 2012.[1] He is survived by his three sons and his daughter from his previous marriages.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c BBC News: Veteran broadcaster Derek Jameson dies, aged 82
- ^ a b http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/sep/12/derek-jameson?newsfeed=truelatterly an after-dinner speaker The Guardian Derek Jameson obituary. Retrieved 13 September 2012
- ^ All the latest news from Bishop's Stortford, Sawbridgeworth and other parts of East Herts, plus Hertfordshire-wide news. | Derek Jameson's fond memories of Stortford childhood
- ^ "BFI Library: "People (1988)"". British Film Institute. 29 May 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ 14:45 (2010-12-22). "BBC One - The Young Ones". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- ^ Hooper, David (2000). Reputations Under Fire: Winners and Losers in the Libel Business. Little, Brown. pp. 234–41.
- ^ "No pain, no gain". The Northern Echo. 1 August 2007. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
- ^ 8:39PM BST 12 Sep 2012. "Derek Jameson". Telegraph. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- ^ Telegraph obituary
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| Preceded by Roy Wright |
Editor of The Daily Express March 1977 - 1980 |
Succeeded by Arthur Firth |
| Preceded by New position |
Editor of the Daily Star 1978–1980 |
Succeeded by Lloyd Turner |
| Preceded by Barry Askew |
Editor of the News of the World 1981–1984 |
Succeeded by Nicholas Lloyd |
| Preceded by Ken Bruce |
BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show Presenter 1986-1991 |
Succeeded by Brian Hayes |
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