After Dinner Speakers: Michael Parkinson, Superstar, Ed Byrne

Considered by many to be the undisputed champion of the chat show, Michael Parkinson is familiar to listeners and viewers all over Britain. Starting out as a newspaper journalist, Michael moved into television as a producer for Granada Television, before going on to host a number of shows, including the celebrated Parkinson. As a media pioneer, Michael co-founded both Pavilion Books and TV-am. He has written regularly for many newspapers, currently writing a weekly sports column in the Daily Telegraph. In March 1995, Michael was named Sports Feature Writer Of The Year at the British Sports Journalism Awards.