John Craven was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire and started his
journalistic career as a junior reporter on the Harrogate
Advertiser. He first hit TV screens in his psychedelic shirts and
jumpers presenting a children's talk show called Search, in which
enthusiastic youngsters aired their views. Then followed John
Craven's Newsround, the world's first news bulletin for children,
though millions of adults watched as well.
In 1989, Jon made the move away from children's TV and began to
present Countryfile, tackling rural and farming stories from
foot-and-mouth disease to the ban on fox hunting. Still reporting
from the countryside after 50 years in television, John has been
awarded an OBE for services to rural and children's broadcasting.
‘Beautiful’ East Anglian Daily Times
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