Beard Liberation Front
press release 24th June contact Keith Flett 07803 167266
BBC Stars top Hirsute Broadcaster of the Year poll
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that BBC stars have topped the Hirsute Broadcaster of the Year poll.
Several thousand people voted in an on-line poll over a 24 hour period that saw BBC Northern Ireland’s William Crawley shave Radio 4 Word of Mouth presenter Michael Rosen for a nominal top place with newsreader George Aligiah a close third.
However the campaigners say that enthusiastic voting makes it unfair to do anything but name the three as the Hirsute Broadcasters of 2020
Gary Lineker shaved Rosen for the honour in 2019 but he won the title in 2017 outright and shared it in 2018
The campaigners say that the world of broadcasting remains pogonophobic despite Jeremy Paxman’s high-profile comments on the matter in his final months as presenter of Newsnight in 2013
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, there is no question that in 2020 William Crawley, Michael Rosen and George Aligiah are hirsute broadcasting icons and their support in the annual poll underlined that.
Hirsute broadcaster of the Year
Gary Lineker, Match of the Day
Michael Rosen, Word of Mouth
Dominic Heale, BBC Midlands News
George Alagiah, BBC News
William Crawley, BBC Northern Ireland
National Beard Week 2020
Monday 22nd June: Hirsute Personality of the Year: the beard wearer who has made the positive public impact during the year. 2020 winner- David Olusoga
Tuesday 23rd June: Beard Friendly Sandwich of the Year: the sandwich that goes in the mouth not the beard. 2020: fish finger
Wednesday 24th June: Hirsute Broadcaster of the Year: the broadcaster whose beard has had the most public impact. 2020. Shared. William Crawley, Michael Rosen, George Aligiah
Thursday 25th June: Pogonophobe of the Year: the most notorious beard hater of the year; 2019 Boris Johnson
Friday 26th June: Beard Friendly Employer of the Year: the field grows wider each year 2019 The BBC
Saturday 27th June: Beard of Summer 2019: the third of the four quarterly seasonal Awards 2019 Philip Wilton, Wildes Cheese
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