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== Education==
== Education==
Bosanquet was educated at several [[independent school|independent]] boarding schools: at [[Ashbury College]] in [[Rockcliffe Park, Ontario|Rockcliffe Park]] in the city of [[Ottawa]]; [[Wellesley House School]],<ref>[http://www.wellesley.kent.sch.uk/alumni Reginald Bosanquet] Publisher: ''[[Wellesley House School]]''. Retrieved: 2 May 2013.</ref> in the seaside town of [[Broadstairs]] in [[Kent]]; and [[Winchester College]] in the city of [[Winchester]] in [[Hampshire]], before going up to [[New College, Oxford|New College]] at the [[University of Oxford]], where he read [[History]].
Bosanquet was educated at several [[independent school|independent]] boarding schools: at [[Ashbury College]] in [[Rockcliffe Park, Ontario|Rockcliffe Park]] in the city of [[Ottawa]]; [[Wellesley House School]],<ref>[http://www.wellesley.kent.sch.uk/alumni Reginald Bosanquet] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709174312/http://www.wellesley.kent.sch.uk/alumni |date=9 July 2013 }} Publisher: ''[[Wellesley House School]]''. Retrieved: 2 May 2013.</ref> in the seaside town of [[Broadstairs]] in [[Kent]]; and [[Winchester College]] in the city of [[Winchester]] in [[Hampshire]], before going up to [[New College, Oxford|New College]] at the [[University of Oxford]], where he read [[History]].


==Television==
==Television==
Bosanquet was on the staff of [[ITN]] from its earliest days, initially as a sub-editor. He later reported from many parts of the world and was diplomatic correspondent for four years. He briefly became head [[List of ITV journalists and newsreaders|anchor]] of ITN from 1974–1976, when [[Alastair Burnet|Sir Alastair Burnet]] left to join the BBC's ''[[Panorama (TV series)|Panorama]]'' programme.
Bosanquet was on the staff of [[ITN]] from its earliest days, initially as a sub-editor. He later reported from many parts of the world and was diplomatic correspondent for four years. He briefly became head [[List of ITV journalists and newsreaders|anchor]] of ITN from 1974–1976, when [[Alastair Burnet|Sir Alastair Burnet]] left to join the BBC's ''[[Panorama (TV series)|Panorama]]'' programme.


His partnership with [[Anna Ford]] on ''News at Ten'' was popular with viewers in the late 1970s. As Ford has since revealed, this rapport could prove distressing: on one occasion Bosanquet, having somehow discovered the birth-date of Ford's mother, wished her a "happy birthday" at the end of the broadcast, unaware that she had died some time previously.<ref name="Hagerty">Bill Hagerty [http://www.bjr.org.uk/data/2007/no3_hagerty "Anna Ford: Try a little tenderness"], ''British Journalism Review'' 18:3, 2007, p.7-16</ref> Ford recalled in 2007: "Reggie was a dear. I mean, you wouldn't have chosen a man who had epilepsy, was an alcoholic, had had a stroke and wore a toupée to read the news, but the combination was absolute magic."<ref name="Hagerty"/>
His partnership with [[Anna Ford]] on ''News at Ten'' was popular with viewers in the late 1970s. As Ford has since revealed, this rapport could prove distressing: on one occasion Bosanquet, having somehow discovered the birth-date of Ford's mother, wished her a "happy birthday" at the end of the broadcast, unaware that she had died some time previously.<ref name="Hagerty">Bill Hagerty [http://www.bjr.org.uk/data/2007/no3_hagerty "Anna Ford: Try a little tenderness"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20121224025838/http://www.bjr.org.uk/data/2007/no3_hagerty |date=24 December 2012 }}, ''British Journalism Review'' 18:3, 2007, p.7-16</ref> Ford recalled in 2007: "Reggie was a dear. I mean, you wouldn't have chosen a man who had epilepsy, was an alcoholic, had had a stroke and wore a toupée to read the news, but the combination was absolute magic."<ref name="Hagerty"/>


Although held in considerable affection by the public (he was commonly addressed by family, friends and the media as "Reggie"), Bosanquet was not without his critics as a newsreader. At times he could appear puzzled by unfamiliar foreign names<ref name="Dyja"/> while his trademark slurred delivery fed contemporary suspicions that he was a heavy drinker.<ref>''Evening Standard'', 15 May 2000</ref> Such rumours became raw material for wags and comedy writers: Bosanquet acquired such nicknames as "Reginald Beaujolais", "Reginald Boozalot" and "Reginald Boozatten"<ref name="Dyja"/> while [[Richard Stilgoe|Sir Richard Stilgoe]] noted that an [[anagram]] of 'Reginald Bosanquet' was 'ITN Square Gone Bald'.
Although held in considerable affection by the public (he was commonly addressed by family, friends and the media as "Reggie"), Bosanquet was not without his critics as a newsreader. At times he could appear puzzled by unfamiliar foreign names<ref name="Dyja"/> while his trademark slurred delivery fed contemporary suspicions that he was a heavy drinker.<ref>''Evening Standard'', 15 May 2000</ref> Such rumours became raw material for wags and comedy writers: Bosanquet acquired such nicknames as "Reginald Beaujolais", "Reginald Boozalot" and "Reginald Boozatten"<ref name="Dyja"/> while [[Richard Stilgoe|Sir Richard Stilgoe]] noted that an [[anagram]] of 'Reginald Bosanquet' was 'ITN Square Gone Bald'.

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Reginald Bosanquet
Born
Reginald Tindal Kennedy Bosanquet

(1932-08-09)9 August 1932
Died27 May 1984(1984-05-27) (aged 51)
Resting placePutney Vale Cemetery
Alma materNew College, Oxford
Occupation(s)Journalist, Presenter
Known forPresenter of ITN News at Ten
SpouseThree
ChildrenAbigail
Delilah
ParentBernard Bosanquet

Reginald Tindal Kennedy "Reggie" Bosanquet (9 August 1932 – 27 May 1984) was a

ITN from 1967 to 1979.[1]

Early life

Bosanquet, of

Lord Chief Justice (1829–1843), through whom Bosanquet was senior lineal representative of the ancient Scales barony,[2] although he never sought to establish his claim to the title and a seat in the House of Lords.[3]

Education

Bosanquet was educated at several

Rockcliffe Park in the city of Ottawa; Wellesley House School,[4] in the seaside town of Broadstairs in Kent; and Winchester College in the city of Winchester in Hampshire, before going up to New College at the University of Oxford, where he read History
.

Television

Bosanquet was on the staff of

Panorama
programme.

His partnership with Anna Ford on News at Ten was popular with viewers in the late 1970s. As Ford has since revealed, this rapport could prove distressing: on one occasion Bosanquet, having somehow discovered the birth-date of Ford's mother, wished her a "happy birthday" at the end of the broadcast, unaware that she had died some time previously.[5] Ford recalled in 2007: "Reggie was a dear. I mean, you wouldn't have chosen a man who had epilepsy, was an alcoholic, had had a stroke and wore a toupée to read the news, but the combination was absolute magic."[5]

Although held in considerable affection by the public (he was commonly addressed by family, friends and the media as "Reggie"), Bosanquet was not without his critics as a newsreader. At times he could appear puzzled by unfamiliar foreign names[1] while his trademark slurred delivery fed contemporary suspicions that he was a heavy drinker.[6] Such rumours became raw material for wags and comedy writers: Bosanquet acquired such nicknames as "Reginald Beaujolais", "Reginald Boozalot" and "Reginald Boozatten"[1] while Sir Richard Stilgoe noted that an anagram of 'Reginald Bosanquet' was 'ITN Square Gone Bald'.

Later career

Bosanquet was elected

Michael Kelly
.

In 1980, Bosanquet "sang" (or, more accurately, narrated the lyrics in the style of a newscast) on the disco single "Dance With Me". It was voted #1 in the Bottom 30 by listeners of British DJ Kenny Everett.[7]

Personal life

Bosanquet married three times and had two daughters, Abigail and Delilah.[8] He died from pancreatic cancer on 27 May 1984, aged 51 and is buried at Putney Vale Cemetery. Bosanquet's death was overshadowed by that of comedian Eric Morecambe, who died the following morning, aged 58.

References

  1. ^ a b c Eddie Dyja "Bosanquet, Reginald (1932-1984)", BFI screenonline
  2. ^ www.thepeerage.com
  3. ^ www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk
  4. ^ Reginald Bosanquet Archived 9 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine Publisher: Wellesley House School. Retrieved: 2 May 2013.
  5. ^ a b Bill Hagerty "Anna Ford: Try a little tenderness" Archived 24 December 2012 at archive.today, British Journalism Review 18:3, 2007, p.7-16
  6. ^ Evening Standard, 15 May 2000
  7. Capital Radio
    , 1980-04-04. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  8. ^ www.burkespeerage.com

See also

Academic offices
Preceded by Rector of the University of Glasgow
1980–1984 		Succeeded by
Michael Kelly
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