John Craven
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John Craven OBE (born in Leeds on August 16, 1941) is a BBC television presenter and former news anchor.
He started his professional life in print journalism as a junior reporter on a local newspaper, the Harrogate Advertiser, before working for the Yorkshire Post and as a freelance correspondent for writer for national newspapers. He then joined the BBC staff in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, to work on local radio and television, before moving to the BBC in Bristol. In 1972, he began a regular children's news programme, Newsround. He also presented news items on other programmes, such as Swap Shop.
In 1989 he left the Newsround team, and began to present a countryside news programme, Countryfile, for the BBC.
He was awarded the OBE in 2000 for services to rural and children's broadcasting, and the Baird Medal in 2002. He is vice-president of the Waterways Trust.