Montague Modlyn

Montague Modlyn, (23 May 1921 – 6 May 1994), known as Monty Modlyn, was a British journalist, best known as a radio and TV presenter. Modlyn worked on radio and TV, often as a roving reporter.

Early life Modlyn was born in Lambeth, the son of a Jewish tailor, and left school at 14. His family owned two clothes shops and a market stall in Lower Marsh, Waterloo. Modlyn worked as a proofreader's assistant for the Daily Mail and then wrote for the South London Press and the Evening Standard. He worked as a hairdresser before joining the family business.

Career During the Second World War he served in the RAF. In 1942, while on leave, he first broadcast Down Lambeth Way, a talk programme for Forces radio. After the war, Modlyn submitted a string of programme ideas to the BBC, without success.

In 1964, Modlyn was an outside broadcaster for the Jack de Manio early morning radio programme Today. In the late 1960s he took part in pilot shows for Tyne Tees TV, including a Christmas Special. He presented The World of Monty Modlyn for Tyne Tees and in 1969 he moved to Thames Television as a reporter on Eamonn Andrews' evening magazine programme Today. The couple had no children. most notably for the RSPCA. His widow died in January 2017.