Michael Barratt (television presenter) Michael Barratt (television presenter) Michael Fieldhouse Barratt (born 3 January 1928) is an English television presenter and announcer. He is mainly known for his lengthy period as the main presenter on "Nationwide". Michael Barratt was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire. His father was a civil servant. Barratt was educated at Rossall School, an independent boys' school near Fleetwood, Lancashire, and at Paisley Grammar School in Scotland. After leaving school, he became a journalist for Kemsley newspapers, before moving to Nigeria to be editor of the "Nigerian Citizen" and to work for the Nigerian Broadcasting Service. Following his return
ABC News and Current Affairs ABC News and Current Affairs ABC News and Current Affairs is the division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) that controls content classified as news, public affairs and business and finance. However, the other divisions of the ABC also produce a range of programming within these genres. All such content is covered here. The ABC produces many current affairs programmes, including "7.30". These programmes often use resources or reports from one another. For instance, an Asia-Pacific-based report from the week's "Foreign Correspondent" will be edited for use during that same week's "Asia-Pacific Focus" programme. The ABC's Current Affairs department has