Pattie Coldwell
Pattie Coldwell (14 May 1952 – 17 October 2002) was a British TV presenter and journalist.
Pattie Coldwell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 May 1952 Clitheroe, Lancashire |
| Died | 17 October 2002 (aged 50) |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Radio and Television presenter |
| Spouse(s) | Tony Kerner |
| Partner(s) | Michael Wood |
Born in Clitheroe, Lancashire, she attended Clitheroe Royal Grammar School for Girls before working as a secretary and starting in local television (Granada TV) as a reporter and presenter. She progressed to nationally networked programmes, such as Nationwide, Open Air, Loose Women and, on BBC Radio 4, You and Yours. Her premature death resulted from a brain tumour at the age of 50; she had had breast cancer previously.
Her boyfriend for several years was the historian and broadcaster Michael Wood. She was married twice and had a daughter Dannie (born 1992) with her first husband, the presenter Tony Kerner.
External links
- Broadcaster Pattie Coldwell dies, BBC, 18 October 2002.
- Pattie Coldwell: Courageous crusader, BBC, 18 October 2002.
- Obituary, The Times, 19 October 2002, subscription required.
- Obituary, The Guardian, 31 October 2002.
- Pattie Coldwell obituary, The Independent, 19 October 2002
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