Bill Turnbull – Bio, Death, Wife, Kids, Age, Family, Net Worth, Wiki

Bill Turnbull was a British TV and radio presenter and journalist who was renowned for presenting BBC programs. He became a co-host on BBC Breakfast. In 2010, he released a comedic book called The Bad Beekeepers Club. He competed with Karen Hardy on the third series of Strictly Come Dancing in 2005. The duo finished in sixth place out of twelve. His broadcasting career spanned over four decades. He began his career working for radio stations including Radio Clyde and BBC Radio 4’s Today. He presented BBC News 24 and BBC Radio 5 Live before taking on his most notable role as one of the main presenters of BBC Breakfast, a position he held for fifteen years between 2001 and 2016. Sadly, he dies at 66. 

How did Bill Turnbull die?

In March 2018, Bill Turnbull revealed he had been diagnosed the previous November with prostate cancer. He died at his home in Suffolk, on 31 August 2022, at the age of 66. He underwent prostate cancer chemotherapy, and after eight rounds, he asked his doctor to stop the treatment because he could no longer handle the pain. 

What was Bill Turnbull Famous For?

• Being a British TV and radio presenter and journalist. 
• For presenting “BBC Breakfast”. 

Where was Bill Turnbull From?

Bill Turner was born with the birth name of William Robert Jolyon on 25th January 1956. He was from Guildford, Surrey, England. He held British nationality and his ethnicity was Mixed. He celebrated his 66th birthday for the last time. He was born to an English father of Scottish ancestry and an English mother. He was born into a Christian religious family. He was educated at Eton College and the University of Edinburgh, where he edited the student newspaper. He graduated from Cardiff University in 1978. 

Bill Turnbull Career Timeline

• In 1978, Bill started his career began at the Scottish local station Radio Clyde.
• Later, he started freelancing for a number of years in the USA.
• He next joined the BBC as a reporter for the Today program in 1986 and Breakfast Time as a reporter in 1988, before becoming a correspondent for BBC News in 1990. 
• He then started covering a wide range of domestic and international stories, reporting from more than 30 countries, including a four-year stint as Washington Correspondent, based in the US. 
• Further, he reported on a number of major American stories, including the O. J. Simpson murder trial and the Monica Lewinsky scandal that rocked Bill Clinton’s presidency. 
• In the year 1997, he moved back to the UK and became one of the main presenters on BBC News 24.
• Moreover, he presented regular programs on Radio 5 Live, including a stint as a presenter on Weekend Breakfast.
• In 2001, he joined the BBC Breakfast team as a weekend presenter.
• He also became the main weekday presenter of Breakfast in 2008.
• He was also an occasional relief presenter of News at Six and News at One. 
• In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, he was sent to New Orleans to report for BBC News, presenting both Breakfast and the News at Six live from Biloxi and Gulfport, Mississippi. 
• In the aftermath of the 7 July 2005 London bombings, he anchored Breakfast’s coverage live from King’s Cross railway station. 
• He fronted the program’s coverage of the 2008 US presidential election live from Washington, D.C., and New York, and was in Washington once again for the 2012 US presidential election.
• In the year 2005, he was a contestant in the third series of Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with Karen Hardy. 
• In June 2010, he presented Breakfast live from Whitehaven in the aftermath of the Cumbria shootings.
• He also joined the presenting team of the BBC’s Songs of Praise in 2013. 
• In the year 2015, he began narrating the CBBC sketch comedy series “Class Dismissed”. 
• It was announced on 2 September 2015 that he would be leaving Breakfast early the following year, after fifteen years. 
• In March 2016, he began presenting the daytime BBC One quiz show “Think Tank”. 
• In April 2016, he presented his own radio show on Classic FM. 
• In July 2016, he narrated another CBBC mockumentary comedy series based on Paignton Zoo called “The Zoo”. 
• He was the guest presenter of three episodes of “The One Show”.
• In March 2018, just as his cancer diagnosis was made public, BBC One aired 10 episodes of “Holding Back the Years”. 

Who is Bill Turnbull married to?

Bill Turnbull is a married man. He married his beautiful wife, Sarah McCombie in March 1988 in the London Borough of Hackney. The marriage produced three children, Henry (born October 1988), Will (born October 1989), and Flora (born August 1991). The duo previously lived in Buckinghamshire but relocated to Rainow, Cheshire, in 2012, following the move of BBC Breakfast to Salford. Later, he moved to Suffolk. His sexual orientation is straight. 

How much was Bill Tuner Net Worth?

Bill Tuner was a TV and radio presenter and journalist whose net worth was estimated to have $9 Million with his professional career providing the majority of his earnings. His main source of wealth was from the entertainment industry. He was making his annual salary in thousands of dollars at the time of his death. During his career, he had appeared in and presented several shows. Prior to his demise, he was living a cool lifestyle from his earnings. 

How tall was Bill Turnbull? 

Bill Turnbull was a handsome man with a standing height of 5 feet 8 inches. His body type was average. His body weight was around 75 KG. He had a pair of light brown eyes and his hair color was light red.