About Richard Kershaw
Lived 1934 – 2014 (aged 80). Richard Kershaw was a British journalist.
Richard Ruegg Kershaw (16 April 1934 – 28 April 2014) was a British television reporter and interviewer.
Born in London, he was educated at Cheltenham College (an independent school for boys) in England. He was then called up for National Service as a second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery, serving in Germany before studying at Clare College, Cambridge for a history degree and later at the University of Virginia Graduate School in the USA.
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Who was Richard Kershaw?
British journalist (1934–2014)
When was Richard Kershaw born?
Richard Kershaw was born on 16 April 1934.
When did Richard Kershaw die?
Richard Kershaw died on 28 April 2014 in London.
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Richard Kershaw was a journalist.
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Richard Kershaw was British.
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