What is Michael Parkinson?
'''Sir Michael Parkinson''' [[CBE]] (28 March 1935 &ndash; 16 August 2023) was an English [[broadcaster]]{{Disambiguation needed|date=May 2024}}, [[journalist]], and writer. He was best known for his [[Talk show|chat show]] ''[[Parkinson (TV show)|Parkinson]]'' which ran from 1971 to 1982 and again from 1998 to 2007. The show’s most famous moment from 1976 was when Rod Hull and Emu appeared and Emu attacked Parkinson. He was born in [[Cudworth]], a village in [[South Yorkshire]]. He went to [[Barnsley Grammar School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1094223/Me-school-photo-Michael-Parkinson.html|title=Me and my school photo: Michael Parkinson|website=Mail Online}}</ref> He started his journalism career writing for local newspapers. His book ''Parky: My Autobiography'' was published on 2 October 2008. Parkinson died at home in [[Bray, Berkshire|Bray]], [[Berkshire]] from [[prostate cancer]] on 16 August 2023, aged 88.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66411604|title=Sir Michael Parkinson: Chat show host dies aged 88|work=[[BBC News]]|date=17 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sir Michael Parkinson, king of the chat show, dies aged 88 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/08/17/sir-michael-parkinson-broadcaster-dead-88/ |newspaper=[[Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=17 August 2023 |title=Sir Michael Parkinson, broadcaster who won the nation's affections with his long-running chat show – obituary |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2023/08/17/sir-michael-parkinson-chat-show-television-celebrity/ |access-date=17 August 2023 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> ==Other websites== *[http://www.michaelparkinson.tv/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081002041432/http://www.michaelparkinson.tv/ |date=2008-10-02 }} ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Parkinson, Michael}} [[Category:1935 births]] [[Category:2023 deaths]] [[Category:Briti