13 Facts About Bill Grundy

William Grundy was an English journalist and broadcaster.

The son of a foreman at Gorton Locomotive Works, Bill Grundy was born in Manchester in 1923 and educated at the University of Manchester, where he read geology.

Bill Grundy began his career as a geologist and as a part-time journalist.

When Granada Television began broadcasting in May 1956, Bill Grundy auditioned for the post of newsreader, which at first he held in tandem with his geological work.

Bill Grundy fronted Granada's coverage of elections, the main political party conferences and the Trades Union Congress.

Bill Grundy was a producer at Granada, working on the long-running history series All Our Yesterdays and early editions of the current affairs programme World in Action.

Bill Grundy wrote a book of the same name, basically an updated version of Thurston's original.

The interview began with Bill Grundy introducing the band, stating "they are as drunk as I am", although Bill Grundy later denied being intoxicated during the interview to the press.

Bill Grundy was dismissive towards the band, speaking to viewers instead of directly to them and referring to them as "that group" in his challenging of what he felt was hypocrisy over the philosophy of punk.

Bill Grundy then turned his attention to the female members of the band's entourage, known as The Bromley Contingent appearing with them and which included Siouxsie Sioux.

Bill Grundy died of a heart attack at a nursing home in Stockport, on 9 February 1993, aged 69.

Bill Grundy's son Tim Grundy was a radio presenter on Piccadilly Radio and Key 103, and a TV presenter, until his death in 2009.

Bill Grundy was one of the best front men I ever worked with.