Michael Green (radio)
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who created ''
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. He is married with two children and four grandchildren. His children are Sarah Wigmore and Howard Green and his Grandchildren are Ben Wigmore, Alice Wigmore, Rachel Green and Nicky Green.


Early life

Michael Green came from Barnsley.Michael Green on BBC Radio Sheffield's 40th Birthday
/ref> After graduating in 1964 Michael Green became a journalist with a freelance agency in Fleet Street, then joined the international service of Swiss broadcasting in Berne. He then had a traineeship with United Newspapers in Sheffield, before becoming a producer at BBC Radio Sheffield at its launch in 1967.


BBC career

In 1970 Michael Green became a 'Talks Producer' in Manchester, working on '' A Word in Edgeways'' with
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and '' From the Grass Roots'' with George Scott. In the mid seventies he joined ''
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'' and in 1977 conceived and created ''
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''. He became manager for BBC Radio in Manchester as network editor for Northern Region, then was appointed Controller of
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in 1986. In 1996 he left the BBC to become a freelance media consultant.


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