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
Fiona Bruce South East, appearing as an occasional presenter and reporter on "Newsroom South East" and a weekly current affairs programme, "First Sight". From 1994 to 1995, she was a reporter on the BBC2 current affairs programme "Public Eye". She then reported for "Panorama" and "Newsnight". In 1999, as part of a major relaunch of the BBC's news output, Bruce was named secondary presenter of the "BBC Six O'Clock News". She presented the programme as cover for main presenter Huw Edwards, as well as regularly on Fridays, until a presenter reshuffle in January 2003 to coincide with the retirement of Michael Buerk