biography
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Snagge, John (Derrick Mordaunt)
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1904–96)
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| biography:
| British broadcaster. He studied at Oxford, and joined the BBC as an assistant station director in 1924. He became an announcer in 1928, worked in outside broadcasts (1933–9), then held a series of senior posts in programme presentation, retiring from the BBC in 1965. He provided the commentary on the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race for half a century (1931–80). More than anyone else, his voice came to represent the traditional values of the BBC. |
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