Alan Towers

Alan Towers (1934 – 24 May 2008) was a presenter of Midlands Today, BBC Midlands' regional news programme.

Career After stints as a newsreader with ITN and Granada Television in Manchester, Towers joined BBC Midlands in 1972 as the main presenter on Midlands Today and was also seen nationally as a presenter of features from the English Midlands on Nationwide. His most famous item was the infamous "skateboarding duck" story. He regularly presented the programme with Kay Alexander. He appeared in a few episodes of the BBC's medical drama Dangerfield as a local TV news reporter.

In 1997, Towers announced his resignation from the BBC on-air and left viewers with a disparaging comment about the state of BBC management:

Despite these comments, Towers returned to Midlands Today as a special guest on the programme's last broadcast from the Pebble Mill studios in October 2004.

Personal life Towers died at the age of 73 on 24 May 2008 at his home in Warwickshire, after a long illness.