After the death of Radio 4 newsreader Peter Donaldson,a celebration of those who are more heard than seenWhen I interviewed Charlotte Green a couple of years ago, she described Sue MacGregor as a broadcasting icon. And it is true: she is unassailably the broadcaster’s broadcaster. She has been there and asked that. She was presenter of Woman’s Hour (1972-1987) and the nowadays programme (1984-2002). She has clarity as a journalist and exemplary tact. And she never bludgeons her way into a account, and as listeners of The Reunion (R4) will confirm. She was brought up in South Africa and her parents were Scots but no traces of this background are audible in her unplaceable Everywoman’s voice.
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Source: theguardian.com