Mavis Nicholson was a Welsh writer and radio and television broadcaster.
10 Facts About Mavis Nicholson
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Mavis Nicholson was born in Wales, and worked throughout the United Kingdom.
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Mavis Nicholson's father worked as a crane driver at the Port Talbot Steelworks in Aberavon.
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Mavis Nicholson then studied English at Swansea University, although was unable to pass her final exams in English, forfeiting a degree.
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In 1951, at the end of her undergraduate studies, Mavis Nicholson won a scholarship to train as an advertising copywriter and with this moved to London.
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Mavis Nicholson stopped her work as an advertising copywriter when she had her children.
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Mavis Nicholson presented the Channel 4 programme A Plus 4, which ran from 1984 to 1986.
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Mavis Nicholson presented the discussion show Right or Wrong, made by Central Television and taken by some other regions including Meridian.
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Mavis Nicholson presented radio shows, including a history of the department store and a look back at her childhood.
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Mavis Nicholson died on 8 September 2022, at the age of 91.