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CodeDS/UK/9069
NameJacobs; David Lewis (1926-2013); British broadcaster
Dates1926-2013
GenderMale
BiographyDavid Lewis Jacobs, CBE (19 May 1926, Streatham Hill, London, England – 2 September 2013) was a British broadcaster who gained prominence as presenter of the 1960s peak-time BBC Television show Juke Box Jury and Chairman of the BBC Radio 4 political forum, Any Questions? He broadcast, mostly for the BBC, as an announcer and presenter for over sixty-five years, only stepping down shortly before his death. Though not really an actor, his earlier radio work had included some acting of small parts and he also sometimes played himself or presenter characters in films, television and radio.

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