John Suchet
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On Classic FM, John Suchet (SOO-shay), a British writer, newsreader, television host, and musical host; born 29 March 1944) is a British author, writer, broadcaster, and musical host. Suchet has two brothers, one of whom is actor David Suchet.
He is the grandfather of broadcast journalist Rory Suchetand's uncle, actor Nick Hendrix, and broadcast journalist Richard Suchet.
Early life
Suchet was born in London, the son of Joan Patricia (née Jarché, 1916–1992), an actor, and Jack Suchet, (1908–2001), an actor, and Jack Suchet, who emigrated from South Africa to England in 1932, and trained at St Mary's Hospital, London, 1930. Suchet's father, who was working with Alexander Fleming on the role of penicillin in treating venereal disease, was a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist. James Jarché, his maternal grandfather, was a well-known Fleet Street photographer, best known for Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson's early photographs, as well as Louis Blériot (1909) and the Siege of Sidney Street. Suchet's father was of Lithuanian Jewish descent, and his mother was Anglican (she was of Russian Jewish descent on her own father's side, and of English descent on her mother's side).
Suchet was taken up by his two brothers, David and Peter. He attended Uppingham School in Rutland before attending Queen's College, Dundee (then a part of the University of St Andrews, now the University of Dundee), graduating in 1967 with a 2:12 in philosophy and political science. In 2000, he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Dundee. Sir David, his younger brother, is an actor best known for his portrayal of Hercule Poirot in Agatha Christie's Poirot's television series. Peter, his youngest brother, is a retired advertising executive.
Personal life
He is the father of RT presenter Rory Suchet, one of three sons from his first marriage.
Between Suchet and his second wife Bonnie, they had five grown-up sons from previous marriages. Bonnie was first diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in her early 60s in 2006. On February 17, 2009, Suchet appeared on mainstream ITN/ITV and BBC news bulletins to discuss the illness in order to raise suspicion of the illness and advocate for Admiral Nurses. Bonnie would have no idea that he was on the news shows, according to him. Bonnie died on April 15, 2015, at the age of 73.
In July 2016, John Suchet married Nula Black. She is the author of her book The Longest Farewell, an account of her late husband James' death, as well as a visit to Suchet through Bonnie at the care home.
Career
Suchet began his work in journalism as a graduate student by the Reuters news agency in 1967. He learned the fundamentals of clear, objective news reporting during the year.
He was posted to the Reuters Paris bureau in 1968, where he covered the workers' and students' movement that eventually brought down President de Gaulle.
Suchet joined ITN as a scriptwriter/sub-editor in 1972 after a brief stint with BBC TV News. He started covering major national and international news stories in 1976, including the Iranian Revolution, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and the Philippines Revolution. He became a full-time ITN newscaster in 1987 and ran for all of the ITN bulletins, including News at Ten. He was the main host of the Early Evening News from 1992 to 1999.
Suchet hosted ITN's all night coverage of the Gulf War from January 16-17, 1991. The bulletin was the longest continuous broadcast in ITN's history.
He also hosted or contributed to numerous special event shows on ITN, and was the leading commentator on ITN's coverage of Princess Diana's funeral, Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones' wedding, and the Queen Mother's funeral.
In April 2004, he resigned from ITN. He then hosted Five News, first for a six-month period beginning in January 2006 and then extended to Christmas 2007.
Suchet has appeared on television's This Morning as a guest panelist on Five's The Wright Stuff, as well as being a guest panelist. On Channel 5, he hosted the revival of the quiz show Going for Gold.
Suchet has been lauded for his work as a television reporter and newscaster. He was named RTS' top TV Journalist of the Year for his coverage of the Philippines Revolution, with the citation lauding his ability to "give clarity to troubling situations." In 1996, he was named TRIC Newscaster of the Year. The Lifetime Achievement Award, the Royal Television Society's highest award in 2008, was given to him by the Royal Television Society in 2008.
Suchet joined Classic FM in July as the regular host of the Sunday lunchtime music festival (12:00-15:00). He appeared on the radio in 2004 as a guest presenter of the Composer's Notes series in which he investigated the finances and riches of well-known composers. It was confirmed in September 2010 that he would be hosting the Classic FM weekday morning show (9:00-1:00) from January 2011, taking over from the show's previous host Simon Bates. With over 3 million viewers per week, this quickly became Classic FM's most listened-to show. From the Association for International Broadcasting and the New York Festivals, he received two international recognition for this performance. He began hosting Classic FM's daily evening concert in 2020 and stayed so until 1 July 2022.
Suchet is one of the UK's top Beethoven and music specialists on Beethoven and his art. He has written seven books on Beethoven, beginning with the three-volume biographical book "The Last Master" (1996–8). "The Official Guide to Beethoven" (2006), "The Man Revealed" (2012), and Beethoven – The Man Revealed" (2016).
"The Man Revealed" (2015), "Mozart – The Man Revealed" (2016), "Mozart – The Man Revealed" (2015), and "Tchaikovsky – The Man Revealed" (2018). He was given the Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Music in 2001.
Awards and honours
- 1986 Royal Television Society, TV Journalist of the Year
- 1996 Television and Radio Industries Club, Newscaster of the Year
- 2000 Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of Dundee
- 2001 Honorary Fellowship, Royal Academy of Music
- 2008 Royal Television Society, Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2013 Association for International Broadcasting, Radio personality of the year
- 2014 New York Festivals, Best radio personality