Richard Baker (broadcaster), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Baker (broadcaster)

English broadcaster; BBC News reader from 1954 to 1982

Date of Birth: 15-Jun-1925

Place of Birth: Willesden, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 17-Nov-2018

Profession: military personnel, broadcaster

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Richard Douglas James Baker OBE RD (15 June 1925 – 17 November 2018) was an English broadcaster, best known as a newsreader for BBC News from 1954 to 1982, and as a radio presenter of classical music.
He was a contemporary of Kenneth Kendall and Robert Dougall and was the first reader of the BBC Television News (in voiceover) in 1954.