William Maxwell Robertson was a sports commentator, radio and television presenter and author.
10 Facts About Max Robertson
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Max Robertson is best remembered for his forty years of tennis coverage on BBC Radio.
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In 1937 Max Robertson gained his first job in broadcasting with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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Max Robertson returned to England in 1939, and spent the war years in the army.
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Max Robertson joined the BBC in 1946, covering not only tennis but athletics, swimming, skiing and even sports he had no genuine interest in, like motor racing.
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In 1953 Max Robertson became the first regular host of the television series Panorama, which was not originally the heavyweight current affairs programme it became.
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Max Robertson was a commentator at major news events like the funeral of King George VI in 1952 and the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II a year later.
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Max Robertson lived in Guernsey during the latter years of his life.
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Max Robertson had two sons by his first wife, Australian Nancy Suttor.
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Max Robertson had a son and daughter by his second wife, children's author and creator of the Wombles, Elisabeth Beresford; they were married from 1949 until 1984.