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- Birth nameMirza Michael John Bukht
- Michael Barry was born on September 10, 1941 in Kent, England, UK. He was a producer, known for Quiz of the Year (1968), Talkback (1967) and Food & Drink Summer Quiz (1987). He was married to Jennie Jones. He died on August 4, 2011 in Kent, England, UK.
- SpouseJennie Jones(1964 - August 4, 2011) (his death, 4 children)
- He was the co-founder in 1992 of Britain's first national commercial radio station, Classic FM.
- He was best known by his pseudonym Michael Barry, which is how he was credited on all his appearances on Food & Drink (1982).
- Son of a Pakistani diplomat and a domestic science teacher from South Wales.
- [countering accusations that he wanted Classic FM to poach BBC Radio 3's listeners] If we had every single listener to Radio 3, we'd go bust. We need a much bigger, wider audience than that.
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