Person Open DS/UK/9078 Dimmock; Peter Harold (1920-); British sports broadcaster Dimmock Peter Harold 1920- British sports broadcaster Male

Peter Harold Dimmock CBE, CVO (born 6 December 1920) is a pioneering former sports broadcaster and senior executive of British television during its formative years in the 1950s. He was the first host of the BBC's long-running 'Grandstand' and also the first host of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 11/20/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 ba91b1cb-5589-46fd-bfa6-2580151e262c