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John Suchet - winner of RTS
Lifetime Achievement Award 2008
The Royal Television Society has awarded John
Suchet its highest honour - a Lifetime
Achievement Award. At the RTS's 2008 annual
awards for excellence in television news, the
judges praised John's 35 years as a television
journalist, as both reporter and newscaster. They
particularly commended him for his willingness to
pass on his knowledge and experience to a new
generation of television journalists.
John was described as a genuinely modest man with
a boundless enthusiasm for his job. A short video
was shown at the awards ceremony, showing
highlights of John's long career. This included
his live commentary on the funeral of Princess
Diana, which was described as the most
outstanding coverage of a live event in ITN's
history. The audience also enjoyed seeing an
excerpt from John's camera test in 1975, complete
with long sideburns, wide lapels, and tinted glasses.
In his acceptance speech, John stressed that for
him the essence of television news is teamwork,
and he expressed his gratitude for the help shown
to him over the years by camera teams he had
worked with as a reporter, and programme editors
he had collaborated with as a newscaster. As a
surprise, the RTS had invited some of John's old
colleagues from his ITN days, and the evening was
a memorable and emotional occasion, full of reminiscences and laughter.
For
further information contact John's agent,
David Foster Management >>
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