Viewers mourn loss of Southern Television's Cliff Michelmore

Cliff Michelmore, a national broadcasting legend - with his roots firmly in the South, and an old colleague of ours - had died at the age of 96.

He worked with Fred back in the 70s and 80s and was interviewed by him six years ago. And they've kept in touch ever since...

Cliff Michelmore was an old friend and colleague of Fred. This item from a few years ago recalls a meeting between the two broadcasters.

Veteran broadcaster Cliff Michelmore has died aged 96. Cliff was a much loved presenter of the nightly Southern Television programme, Day by Day.

A prolific presenter and former RAF Squadron Leader, he anchored the BBC coverage of the Apollo moon landings and several general elections.

BBC director-general Tony Hall led tributes to the "outstanding broadcaster", who had a light style popular with audiences yet possessed the skill to carry out hard-hitting interviews and hold his nerve while covering events of great historical importance.

In a 2013 interview, Sir Michael Parkinson ranked Michelmore with broadcasting greats Sir David Frost and Alan Whicker and hailed the standards their generation set in broadcasting.

ITV News Presenter Alastair Stewart described Michelmore as a "truly great presenter and a delightful man".