Richard Dimbleby
![Dimbleby presents election night, 1964](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a9/Richard_Dimbleby_1964.jpg/150px-Richard_Dimbleby_1964.jpg)
As host of the long-running current affairs programme ''Panorama'', he pioneered a popular style of interviewing that was respectful but searching. At formal public events, he could combine gravitas with creative insights based on extensive research. He was also able to maintain interest throughout the all-night election specials.
The annual Richard Dimbleby Lecture was founded in his memory. Provided by Wikipedia