Fred Dinenage

Fred Dinenage
MBE
Dinenage in 2026
Born
Frederick Edgar Dinenage

(1942-06-08) 8 June 1942
Birmingham, England
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • broadcaster
Years active1964–present
Known forPresenting How, How 2, ITV News Meridian
Spouse
Beverley Summers
​
(m. 1967)​
Children3 including Caroline Sarah and Chris

Frederick Edgar Dinenage[1] MBE (/ˈdaɪnɪdʒ/ DYE-nij;[2] born 8 June 1942) is an English author, broadcaster and television presenter. His television career has spanned over 60 years, including the long-running children's programme How and ITV's regional programming in the south of England. Dinenage retired from presenting regional news on ITV Meridian on 16 December 2021, after 38 years as a news anchor.[3][4]

Early life and education

Dinenage was born in Birmingham.[5]

Career

Dinenage has appeared as presenter of many British television programmes (many of them produced by Southern Television, and its successors TVS and Meridian Broadcasting), such as Tell The Truth, How and its successor How 2, as well as the BBC quiz show Pass The Buck and Gambit (produced by Anglia).

News anchor

Dinenage began his career at Southern Television in 1964, as a presenter on Three Go Round, a part-networked children's programme, alongside actress Diane Keen and future television producer Britt Allcroft.

Dinenage transferred from Southern to TVS in January 1982, chiefly as a sports presenter and reporter, working on Coast to Coast, Sportshow and The Saturday Match.

In October 2021, it was announced that Dinenage would step down from ITV, after 38 years as a news anchor in the south of England.[6] His final edition of ITV News Meridian aired on 16 December 2021.

Other work

Dinenage spent a brief period in the late 1970s covering regional sport for Yorkshire Television. He also appeared as a relief presenter of the networked ITV Saturday afternoon show, World of Sport.

Dinenage has written several non-fiction books, including ghosting on autobiographies My Story and Our Story for the Kray twins. Fred Dinenage: Murder Casebook, a crime documentary series on 20th century murders, was first broadcast on the Crime & Investigation Network in 2011.[7] He has also narrated Most Evil Killers for Pick since 2017.

He is a keen football follower and was on the board of directors at Portsmouth F.C. between 1998 and 2007.[8]

Dinenage was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours, for services to broadcasting.[9]

On 16 October 2020, it was announced Dinenage would appear in a new series of How, alongside Vick Hope, Sam Homewood and Frankie Vu.[10]

Personal life

Dinenage's oldest daughter Caroline Dinenage is the Conservative member of Parliament for Gosport.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Dinenage, Fred (21 July 2007). "Fearne and Reggie". BBC Radio 1 (Interview). Interviewed by Fearne Cotton.
  2. ↑ "Fred Dinenage shares his nature story". YouTube. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Fred Dinenage steps down as TV news anchor after 38 years". BBC News. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Fred Dinenage to leave ITV Meridian after nearly four decades". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Record Transcriptions: England and Wales births 1837-2006". Find My Past.
  6. ↑ "Fred Dinenage steps down as main presenter on ITV News Meridian". Press Centre. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "About - Fred Dinenage: Murder Casebook". Crime and Investigation. Archived from the original on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  8. ↑ "Redknapp trial 'waste of money'". BBC News. 8 February 2012.
  9. ↑ "No. 59446". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2010. p. 15.
  10. ↑ "The new HOW presenters are…". Press Centre. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  11. ↑ "Dinenage to succeed duck house MP as Tory candidate". BBC News. 4 December 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2011.

Further reading

  • Dinenage, Fred (1 October 2020). "Your Daily Dinenage". In Burns, Marion (ed.). Reporting Coronavirus: Personal Reflections on a Global Crisis from ITV News Journalists. ITV Ventures. ISBN 978-1910332160.
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