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Brian Alexander Johnston CBE MC (24 June 1912 – 5 January 1994), nicknamed Johnners, was a British cricket commentator, author, and television presenter. He was most prominently associated with the BBC during a career which lasted from 1946 until his death in January 1994.
Johnston served in the Grenadier Guards, won the Military Cross and made the contacts that enabled him to join the BBC after the war.
- Male
- July 24, 1912
- England
Brian Johnston was born in 1912 and was educated at Eton and Oxford, before serving with the Grenadier Guards in the Second World War. He joined the Outside Broadcasts Department of the BBC in 1946 and appeared on hundreds of different radio and television programmes.
In January 1946 Brian joined the BBC Outside Broadcasts Department. His first broadcasts were live radio programmes from music-halls and theatres. In the summer of 1946 he made his debut as a cricket commentator on BBC television and continued for the next twenty-four years, being appointed the BBC’s first cricket correspondent in 1963.
Sep 3, 2015 · Brian Johnston, a.k.a. Johnners, had such effect on the British households and beyond. His friendly, delightful voice, with child-like sense of endearing fun, made listening to cricket a family...
Johnston served in the Grenadier Guards, won the Military Cross and made the contacts that enabled him to join the BBC after the war.
Sep 8, 2016 · Following military service during the Second World War, Johnston joined the BBC at the start of 1946. His first Test match was England against India in the summer of 1946, where he worked for...
