Background
Snagge, John Derrick Mordaunt was born on May 8, 1904 in London. Son of Thomas Mordaunt and Gwendoline Emily Rose (Columb) Snagge.
Snagge, John Derrick Mordaunt was born on May 8, 1904 in London. Son of Thomas Mordaunt and Gwendoline Emily Rose (Columb) Snagge.
Student, Winchester (United Kingdom) College, 1917-1920; student, Pembroke College, Oxford, 1922-1924.
Assistant station director, British Broadcasting Corporation, Stoke-on-Trent, 1924-1928; announcer, British Broadcasting Corporation, London, 1928-1932; assistant outside broadcasts, British Broadcasting Corporation, London, 1932-1939; announcer, presentation director, British Broadcasting Corporation, London, 1939-1965; commentator for Oxford/Cambridge boatrace, British Broadcasting Corporation, London, 1931-1980; commentator for coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, British Broadcasting Corporation, London, 1953; announcer for D-Day, 1944; announcer for death of King George VI, 1952; commentator for maiden voyage of Queen Mary, 1936; commentator for funeral of Sir Winston Churchill, 1965.
Member The Lords' Taverners Association (chairman 1956, 60, 61, president 1952, 64), Leander Club, Sportsman's Club, Melbourne Cricket Club.
Married Eileen Mary Joscelyne, 1936 (deceased). Married Joan Mary Wilson, 1981 (deceased).