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# Face of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-808/
- Published: 2023-08-18T18:30:51.000Z
- Updated: 2023-08-18T03:15:37.000Z
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: Media, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 22:22

> Sir Michael Parkinson, one of Britain’s most celebrated broadcasters, [died at the age of 88](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2023/08/17/sir-michael-parkinson-chat-show-television-celebrity/?ref=goodoil.news) on Wednesday night.  
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> In a television career spanning seven decades, Sir Michael was known as [one of Britain’s most renowned interviewers](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/08/17/michael-parkinson-death-memorable-interviews-muhammad-ali/?ref=goodoil.news) with his long-running chat show.   
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> In a statement released to the BBC, his family said: “After a brief illness Sir Michael Parkinson passed away peacefully at home last night in the company of his family. The family request that they are given privacy and time to grieve.”  
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