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Alan Towers (1934 – 24 May 2008) was a former presenter of Midlands Today, BBC Midlands' regional news programme. After stints as a newsreader with ITN and Granada Television in Manchester,〔(Before they were famous ) - Transdiffusion.org〕 Towers joined BBC Midlands in 1972 as a main presenter on Midlands Today and was also seen nationally as a presenter of features from the English Midlands on Nationwide. His most famous item was the infamous ''skateboarding duck'' story. He regularly presented the programme with recently retired presenter Kay Alexander. Following a heart attack during the late eighties, Towers left his role as main presenter but continued on ''Midlands Today'' as a sports presenter and reporter. During this time, he also raised thousands of pounds for charity by walking the Great Wall of China and riding a motorbike across Canada.〔(TV presenter Alan Towers dies ), BBC News Online, 25 May 2008〕 In 1997, Towers announced his resignation from the BBC on-air and left viewers with a disparaging comment about the state of BBC management:〔(BBC Newsman Quits, Calls Execs "Pygmies" )〕 Despite these comments, Towers returned to Midlands Today as a special guest on the programme's last broadcast from the Pebble Mill studios in October 2004. Alan Towers died on Saturday 24 May 2008 at his home in Warwickshire, after a long illness. He was 73 years old. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alan Towers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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