For 14 years he interviewed stars like Bob Marley and Muhammad Ali on the first black show in British broadcasting, then co-founded the Voice newspaper, helped save the Notting Hill carnival, and starred in the Teletubbies. But has his legacy been ignored?
, to me. Another time I brought a phone-in caller, who was blind, to meet him at the Grosvenor House hotel. He kept saying: ‘Where is Ali? I want to touch him.’ On being introduced, the man was overwhelmed. I could feel Ali at that moment really realising the impact he had on people. For those present, this moment of human connection was unforgettable.”
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