Robert Kee WW2 Award Journalist TV Am News Reader Hand Signed Photo

PFAS113  This is a superb opportunity to secure this original 6" x 4" hand signed TV AM official photo for WW2 journalist Robert Kee being the TV AM show ouvenir who has personally autographed the souvenir where his signature rests perfectly accompanying his portrait - some frequent small handling graded vg - has a further hand written message from Robert Kee on reverse (vg-/vg) (a very scarce autograph).

In 1958 he moved into television. He appeared for many years on both the BBC and ITV as a reporter, interviewer and presenter. He presented many current affairs programmes, including Panorama, ITN's First Report and Channel 4's Seven Days. MacGibbon & Kee was bought by Granada in 1968. He was awarded the BAFTA Richard Dimbleby Award in 1976. Kee wrote and presented the documentary series Ireland A Television History in 1980. The work was shown both in the United Kingdom and the United States and won the Christopher EwartBiggs Memorial Prize. Following the series' transmission on RTÉ, the Irish national broadcaster, Kee won a Jacob's Award for his script and presentation. He was involved in the launch of TV-am in 1983 as one of the "Famous Five", along with David Frost, Anna Ford, Michael Parkinson and Angela Rippon. He was also among those who successfully campaigned for the release of the Guildford Four, the Maguire Seven and the Birmingham Six.