Dale Winton
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Dale Jonathan Winton (22 May 1955 – 18 April 2018) was an English
Early life
Winton was born on 22 May 1955 to a Jewish father, Gary Winton, and actress
Career
Radio
Winton started
In 2000, Winton took over from Alan Freeman to present Pick of the Pops on BBC Radio 2,[10] and hosted the show until 30 October 2010, when Tony Blackburn replaced him.[11][12] Winton sat in for Steve Wright and Liza Tarbuck on BBC Radio 2, covering the latter's Saturday show in September 2013 and November/December 2016.[13][14][15]
Television
Winton began his television career in 1986 on Pet Watch,
In 1995–96, Winton presented BBC's Saturday night game show
In 2000 he presented Barbara Windsor - Hall Of Fame 2000 TV Special, the induction of Barbara Windsor as the first artist to be inducted into the newly created BBC Hall of Fame.[18]
He was the subject of
From 2003 to 2004, he hosted two series of Stars Reunited where the casts of popular British television series were reunited after many years. Between 2004 and 2006, he presented three series of the
Winton presented BBC One's Saturday night entertainment programme
Personal life and death
In 2002, Winton released his
On 18 April 2018, Jan Kennedy, Winton's long-term agent, announced that Winton had died at his home.[30] On 19 April, a spokesman for Scotland Yard said that police were treating the death as "unexplained", but did not believe it to be suspicious.[31] According to his friend Gloria Hunniford: "Dale had a lot of things going wrong, he had pain with arthritis, he had a heart complaint, he had a chest infection, and we all know how the winter affected that. He had asthma as well."[32] The coroner concluded that Winton died of natural causes.[33] Winton had recently moved from a £2.9 million apartment in Regent's Park to a property in Whetstone, North London.[34] Winton's friends celebrated his life with a non-religious humanist funeral ceremony by Humanists UK on 22 May 2018, his birthday.[35][36] His eulogy was preserved as part of a public historical archive of humanist funerals.[37]
References
- ISBN 978-0-09957-393-7. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ^ a b "Dale Winton obituary". The Times. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Festive sauce". The Daily Telegraph. 31 December 2000. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ Clarendon, Dan (18 April 2018). "'Supermarket Sweep' Star Dale Winton Privately Battled Health Issues for Years Before His Death". Closer Weekly. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Steve Allen's Emotional Tribute To Close Friend Dale Winton". LBC. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ Hayward, David (19 April 2018). "Dale Winton obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "About Dale". BBC Radio 2. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ The Daily Telegraph, London. Obituary 20 April 2018
- ^ "BBC Radio 1 People – Dale Winton's Winning Ways". Radio Rewind. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "'Fluff' hands over to Dale". BBC News. 27 March 2000. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Network Radio BBC Week 44: 31 October-5 November: Pick Of The Pops Saturday 30 October 1.00–3.00pm BBC RADIO 2". BBC. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Profile: Tony Blackburn". BBC News. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Dale Winton sits in". BBC Radio 2. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Dale Winton sits in". BBC Radio 2. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Radio presenter Dale Winton dies aged 62". Radio Today. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "BBC listings, Pet Watch". BBC. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ Harp, Justin (18 April 2018). "Supermarket Sweep presenter Dale Winton dies at age 62". Digital Spy. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ Smith, Rupert (8 May 2000). "A cheeky little vintage". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media Limited. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ Dale Winton, This Is Your Life, 17 January 2000, retrieved 26 January 2022
- ^ "Vashca – Bespoke Television Productions". vashca.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ Sharman, Jon (18 April 2018). "Dale Winton death: Supermarket Sweep and In It To Win It presenter lauded as 'the perfect host'". The Independent. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Nell McAndrew on marrying Dale Winton". BBC News. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ a b Duncan, Amy (19 April 2018). "Dale Winton in Trainspotting to Pets Win Prizes, remembering his work other than Supermarket Sweep". Metro. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Hole In The Wall commissioned for BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ Freeman, Hadley (6 January 2010). "Awful ads, crass jingles and Dale Winton – daytime TV fodder is now primetime". The Observer.
- ^ "What's happened to Dale Winton's Florida Fly Drive?". Radio Times. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Dale Winton: I never told my mum I was gay". Now Magazine. 5 October 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Dale Winton: Donald Trump – is he hero or villain?". 22 May 2016.
- ^ "Dale Winton wasn't perfect – but his visibility will always be celebrated by the LGBT+ community". The Independent. 19 April 2018.
- ^ "TV presenter Dale Winton dies aged 62". BBC News. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Police treat Dale Winton's death as 'unexplained'". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ Gloria Hunniford on death of Dale Winton, hellomagazine.com; accessed 1 June 2018.
- ^ "Dale Winton died of natural causes, agent says". BBC News. 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Dale Winton's health 'not quite right' recently, says neighbour". Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ Kelly, Emma (22 May 2018). "Dale Winton to be laid to rest today in Humanist memorial service". Metro. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- The Daily Express. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- Pink News. Retrieved 18 June 2018.