Alistair Beaton is a playwright and satirist, journalist, radio presenter, novelist and television writer. At one point in his career he was also a speechwriter for Gordon Brown.
Alistair Cooke was a British-American writer whose work as a journalist, television personality and radio broadcaster was done primarily in the United States. Outside his journalistic output, which included Letter from America and America: A Personal History of the United States, he was well known in the United States as the host of PBS Masterpiece Theatre from 1971 to 1992. After holding the job for 22 years, and having worked in television for 42 years, Cooke retired in 1992, although he continued to present Letter from America until shortly before his death. He was the father of author and folk singer John Byrne Cooke.
Alistair Cooke oli brittiläissyntyinen lehtimies, ja radio- ja televisiotoimittaja. Hän muutti Yhdysvaltoihin vuonna 1937 ja sai maan kansalaisuuden 1941. Cooke teki BBC:lle Letter From America -radio-ohjelmaa vuodesta 1946 alkaen 58 vuoden ajan. The Guardianiin Cooke kirjoitti 1945–1972.
Alfred Alistair Cooke, né le 20 novembre 1908 à Salford et mort le 30 mars 2004 à New York, est un journaliste britannique et américain. Il est notamment connu pour avoir présenté Letter from America, une émission de radio, sur la période la plus longue jamais recensée, du 24 mars 1946 au mois précédant sa mort, le 20 février 2004.
Alistair Cooke KBE foi um escritor americano nascido no Reino Unido, cujo trabalho como jornalista, personalidade de televisão e emissora de rádio foi realizado principalmente nos Estados Unidos. Fora de sua produção jornalística, que incluía Letter from America e America: A Personal History of the United States, ele era bem conhecido nos Estados Unidos como apresentador do PBS Masterpiece Theatre de 1971 a 1992. Depois de manter o emprego por 22 anos e trabalhar na televisão por 42 years, Cooke se aposentou em 1992, embora tenha continuado a apresentar a Letter from America até pouco antes de sua morte. Ele era o pai do autor e cantor folk John Byrne Cooke.