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| BEFORE... |
| First became a news reporter for "Points West" - a regional TV programme in the Bristol area. | | In 1972, the BBC commissioned a news programme aimed at children, to be hosted by John Craven and called "John Craven's Newsround". | | "John Craven's Newsround" was first going to be shown for 6 weeks with 2 programmes of 10 minutes each week and proved so successful it was soon shown every day. | | In 1986, John became editor as well as presenter. |
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| AFTER... |
| In 1989, after 17 years, John presented his final show and the show carried on without the "John Craven's" in it's title. | | John now presents the BBC TV show "Countryfile" on Sunday mornings, which looks at rural and environmental issues. | | "Newsround" has now been running for over 30 years and there is now also a "Newsround Extra" shown on Childrens BBC on Fridays which looks in depth at various issues. | | John helped co-present the 30th Anniversary episode of "Newsround" in 2002. | | In April 2004, John appeared as a guest on the gameshow "Countdown". |
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| DO YOU REMEMBER... |
| John reporting on Radio 1 roadshows in "Newsround - Special Delivery". |
| DID YOU KNOW... |
| John only missed one episode of "John Craven's Newsround" - when his wife was giving birth. "9'O'clock News" presenter, Richard Whitmore, took his place. |
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