Peter Sissons
Peter Sissons | |
|---|---|
| Born | Peter George Sissons 17 July 1942 Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 1 October 2019 (aged 77) |
| Education | Liverpool Institute High School for Boys |
| Alma mater | University College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Broadcast journalist |
| Years active | 1964–2009 |
| Notable credit(s) | ITV News (ITN) Channel 4 News Question Time BBC News |
| Spouse(s) |
Sylvia Bennett
(m. 1965; "his death" is deprecated; use "died" instead. 2019) |
| Children | 3, including Kate |
Peter George Sissons (17 July 1942 – 1 October 2019) was an English broadcast journalist. He was the presenter of the BBC Nine O'Clock News and the BBC Ten O'Clock News between 1993 and 2003, and earlier a newscaster for ITN. He also presented the BBC's Question Time programme. He retired from the BBC in 2009.[1]
Sissons died at the age of 77 on 1 October 2019, at the Maidstone Hospital in Kent.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Paul Revoir "Peter Sissons departs with a swipe at BBC as he finishes 45-year career", Daily Mail, 13 June 2009
- ↑ "Peter Sissons: Former BBC and ITN newsreader dies at 77". BBC News. 2 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
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