John McCririck

John McCririck (17 April 1940 – 5 July 2019) was an English television horse racing pundit, journalist and presenter. He began his career in journalism at The Sporting Life, where he twice won at the British Press Awards. He joined the Daily Star, but was later fired by the newspaper.

During 1984 and 1985, horse racing moved from ITV to Channel 4 as Channel 4 Racing.

In early 2018, McCririck suffered from pneumonia, which caused a dramatic weight loss. He died on 5 July 2019 at a hospital in London at the age of 79. The cause of death was lung cancer.

References

Other websites

 Interview inThe Guardian, 4 July 2001
 Channel 4 Horse Racing
 John McCririck profile at Biogs.com

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Category:English television presenters
Category:English sports commentators
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