John Mountford
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John Mountford was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, in 1948. His father, Arnold Mountford, was an acclaimed international expert in British ceramics. Mountford studied English literature at Queens University Belfast. In 1973 he enrolled on a studio manager's training scheme at BBC World Service in London, soon progressing to producing and presenting programmes on the international radio network. In a gradual move to television, he became a researcher on The Book Programme and 60 Minutes. In 1983 John was amongst the line up of presenters on the BBC's first breakfast television show, Breakfast Time. He was also a reporter for Esther Rantzen's That's Family Life. John was the inaugural voice to air at the launch of BBC Radio Norfolk in 1980 where he continued to have a regular show for several years alongside co-hosting BBC1's Friday night magazine show, Weekend; famously 'baring all' on a nudist beach in the opening title sequence of the programme. He began to scale down his broadcasting commitments during the late 1980s. Mountford is currently chief executive of a radio and television production company in Norwich.
