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Andrew Stuart Hibberd (5 September 1893 – 1 November 1983) was a British radio personality for 40 years. He is perhaps best known for his announcements of the death of
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in 1936, and of
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in 1945.


Early life

Hibberd was the son of W.H. Hibberd, and was born in the town of Broadstone, in Wimborne, Dorset, in
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, on 5 September 1893.


Education

Hibberd was educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in
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, followed by
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, an independent school for boys in the seaside town of Weymouth in
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in
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. He then won a Choral Scholarship to St John's College at the
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.


Life and career

Hibberd volunteered at the outbreak of the
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in 1914, becoming an
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officer. He served with the
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at Gallipoli (in
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), and then in
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, reaching the rank of captain. Hibberd married Alice Mary Chichester in July 1923, and joined the
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the following year, winning an
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for his broadcasting in 1935. He was the chief announcer on
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until his retirement from the post in 1951, but continued to present BBC radio programmes until 1964. Hibberd had a unique, immediately recognisable, voice. It could be described like someone whispering aloud. His voice was ideal for grave and solemn occasions and he is best remembered for his announcement of
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's impending death on 20 January 1936 with the words: "The King's life is moving peacefully towards its close". From 1949, Hibberd presented ''The Silver Lining'', a Thursday afternoon programme aimed at disabled and housebound people. Hibberd retired as chief announcer in 1951, but continued to present ''The Silver Lining'' until it ended its run in 1964. Hibberd was the subject of '' This Is Your Life'' in May 1957 when he was surprised by
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at the King's Theatre, Hammersmith, London. He died on 1 November 1983, at the age of 90, and his funeral was held three days later, at St Peter's Church in
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in
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.


Bibliography

* ''"This - Is London . . . "'', memoir by Hibberd (MacDonald and Evans, London, 1950)


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hibberd, Stuart 1893 births 1983 deaths Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge British radio personalities Radio and television announcers Members of the Order of the British Empire People educated at Weymouth College (public school) British Army personnel of World War I Dorset Regiment officers Military personnel from Dorset Burials in Devon