People from the past 2: Andrew Stuart Hibberd MBE (1893 1983)

People from the past 2: Andrew Stuart Hibberd MBE (1893 1983)

By: Michael Downes
Added: 20 November 2011

Stuart Hibberd was one of the best known voices on radio in the early days of the BBC. He joined the Corporation in 1924 and was its chief announcer until his retirement in 1951. He settled in Budleigh Salterton, living in Westfield Road.

Pictured above: a photo of Stuart Hibberd from the cover of his memoirs, published in 1950

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