Bill Turnbull

William Robert Jolyon Turnbull (25 January 1956 – 31 August 2022) was a British journalist and presenter. He worked as a presenter for the radio station Classic FM,[1] following many years as a presenter with the BBC.

Bill Turnbull
Born
William Robert Jolyon Turnbull

(1956-01-25)25 January 1956
Died31 August 2022(2022-08-31) (aged 66)
Suffolk, England
OccupationJournalist and news presenter
EmployerBBC, Classic FM
Notable credit(s)
Breakfast (2001–2016)
Songs of Praise (2013–2022)
Think Tank (2016)
Spouse(s)
Sarah McCombie
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(m. 1988)​
Children3

He was the main male presenter of BBC Breakfast from 2001 until 2016,[2] and presented the religious series Songs of Praise and game show Think Tank.

In March 2018, Turnbull revealed he had been diagnosed with incurable prostate cancer in November 2017.[3]

Death

He died on 31 August 2022, aged 66.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Bill Turnbull joins Classic FM new weekend line-up. Classic FM (21 March 2016). Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Bill Turnbull: 'Special honour' to present BBC Breakfast. BBC News. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  3. ↑ Bill Turnbull reveals he has prostate cancer in poignant interview (5 March 2018)Radio Times. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Bill Turnbull: Former BBC Breakfast presenter dies aged 66". BBC News. 1 September 2022. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62714293. Retrieved 1 September 2022.