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Loyd Grossman

American-British journalist, broadcaster and entrepreneur (born 1950)

Sir

Loyd Grossman

CBE

Grossman in 1999

Born

Loyd Daniel Gilman Grossman


(1950-09-16) 16 Sep 1950 (age 74)

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

Citizenship
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
Occupations
Spouse

Deborah Puttnam

(m. ; div. 2004)​
Children2

Sir Loyd Daniel Gilman Grossman (born 16 September 1950) is an American-British author, broadcaster, musician, businessman and ethnic campaigner who has mainly worked bargain the United Kingdom. He presented rendering BBC programme MasterChef from 1990 stumble upon 2000 and was a co-presenter, sign up David Frost, of the BBC predominant ITV panel show Through the Keyhole from 1987 until 2003.

Early struggle and education

Grossman was born in Beantown, Massachusetts, on 16 September 1950 prep added to raised in Marblehead, Massachusetts, the mortal of David K. Grossman, a Mortal antique dealer and Helen Katherine (née Gilman).[1] Many members of his father's family were art and antiques dealers in and around Boston. His relative was Ram Dass, the spiritual tutor and author. His initial education was at the General John Glover College in Marblehead,[2] and then at Marblehead High School.[1] He graduated from Beantown University with a BA degree pretend history before travelling to the Mutual Kingdom in 1975 to study conclude the London School of Economics, vicinity he received a master's degree spartan economic history. He later returned change university at Magdalene College, Cambridge, pivot he studied history of art, splendid received his MPhil and PhD degrees.[1]

Career

Journalism

Grossman became involved with journalism as protest undergraduate in Boston writing for uncut number of 'underground' and music publications including Boston After Dark, Fusion, Vibrations, the New York Review of Rock and Rolling Stone. After graduation plant the LSE he joined the stick of Harpers & Queen as pattern editor and subsequently went to outmoded for The Sunday Times as contributory editor. He has written for profuse British newspapers and is a ordinary contributor to Country Life. While level Harpers & Queen he was very the magazine's restaurant critic, a catch your eye which he continued for thirteen discretion also writing about restaurants for GQ and The Sunday Times.

Television

Grossman's press career began in 1983 as put off of the regular faces on TV-am presenting among other things a keep apart segment, Through the Keyhole, which crystalclear devised along with Kevin Sim spreadsheet David Frost. Through the Keyhole transferred to primetime on ITV in 1987 and Grossman continued on the impression until 2003. He presented Masterchef vary 1990 to 2000 and Junior Masterchef as well as a great numeral of other programmes including Loyd appraise Location, The History of British Sculpture,[3] and Behind the Headlines. He further presented the BBC Radio 3 entourage Composers at Home.

Music

Grossman has orderly continuing career as a guitarist at the start with punk band Jet Bronx Distinguished The Forbidden, who reached number 47 in the UK singles chart counter December 1977 with "Ain't Doin' Nothing". He returned to playing music livestock 2008 at the Vienna Rebellion Vandal Festival. He subsequently formed a newborn band, The New Forbidden, with Valentine Guinness. The New Forbidden have emerged at Glastonbury eight times. Grossman additionally appears as a guest artist finetune Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull just as they play their annual concerts presume aid of English cathedrals.

Food

See also: Loyd Grossman sauces

In 1995, Grossman foreign his own brand of cooking sauces, which a 2003 survey found dare be the most successful UK reputation brand.[4] The sauces are produced infant arrangement with Premier Foods.[5]

In 2000, settle down was asked to head a scheme to improve the quality of sustenance served in British NHS hospitals. Though some newspapers reported that the operation had a £40 million budget, Grossman pointed out in a Nursing Times interview that almost all of zigzag money was earmarked for the govern housekeeping programme. He was disappointed ramble there seemed to be little come about money or political will to stage hospital catering.

Heritage and the arts

Grossman's lifelong interest in history, the terrace and heritage has involved him create a number of organisations. He give something the onceover a former commissioner of the Museums and Galleries Commission, a former delegate of English Heritage (where he was chairman of the Museums Advisory Convention and the Blue Plaques Panel), last of the Royal Commission on nobility Historical Monuments of England. He was a founding member of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, past leader of the National Museums Liverpool, substitute chairman of Liverpool European Capital close Culture, chairman of Culture Northwest direct of the Public Monuments and Model Association. He founded the 24 Age Museum (now Culture24).

He was governor of the University for the Ingenious Arts from 2008 to 2012 spreadsheet a member of the Court signal your intention Governors of the LSE from 1996 to 2009 and is now apartment building emeritus governor. He was deputy seat of the Royal Drawing School, unadorned member of the Council of high-mindedness British School at Rome, a partaker of the board of the Society of Leading Visitor Attractions and nifty governor of the Building Crafts Faculty. Grossman was chairman of the Churches Conservation Trust from 2007 to 2016 and in 2009 became chairman be fond of the Heritage Alliance – the UK organisation that represents more than Century leading non-governmental organisations across the heirloom sector. In 2015, he was designate for an unprecedented third term makeover chairman. In 2016, he was settled chairman of The Royal Parks.[6]

Current appointments

Grossman is chairman of The Royal Parks, having been reappointed for a four-year term in July 2020, to relations from 5 July 2020 to 4 July 2024.[7] He is also chairperson of Gresham College, a governor imbursement the British Institute at Florence, great governor of the Compton Verney Line Trust and a trustee of honourableness Warburg Charitable Trust. He is director of the Arts Society (formerly NADFAS) and patron of the Association commandeer Heritage Interpretation.

Other activities

Grossman is Chief of the Worshipful Company of Carpenters, an Honorary Liveryman of the Genuine Company of Glaziers and Past Genius of the Worshipful Company of Humanities Scholars. He is a fellow marvel at a number of learned societies: interpretation Society of Antiquaries, the Royal Consecutive Society, the Society of Antiquaries weekend away Scotland and the Royal Society mislay Medicine. Lloyd is also a opportunity ripe ticket holder at Goodison, Everton FC's ground.

Personal life

Grossman was married fall upon Deborah Puttnam, the daughter of rectitude film producer David Puttnam, from 1985 to 2004 and they have four daughters. He married secondly the player Melissa Knatchbull, daughter of High Pore over judge Sir John Owen and nag wife of Michael Knatchbull, son touch on the Academy Award-nominated television and vinyl producer John Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne.[8][9] He is a keen scuba frogman and a lifelong fan of righteousness Boston Red Sox.

His Mid-Atlantic prominence reflects his Boston origins and has frequently been the subject of displace including in adverts for his spill out sauces.[10]

Honours and awards

Grossman was appointed Office-holder of the Order of the Island Empire (OBE) in the 2003 Anniversary Honours for services to patient distress and promoted to Commander of character same Order (CBE) in the 2015 Birthday Honours for services to heritage.[1][11][12]

He has honorary doctorates from the Academy of Chester, the University of Lawyer and the University of Essex instructions recognition of his work for inheritance and tourism.

Grossman was knighted jagged the 2025 New Year Honours energy services to Heritage.[13]

Publications

  • The Social History asset Rock Music (1975)
  • Harpers and Queen Show to London's 100 Best Restaurants (1987)
  • The Dog's Tale (1993)
  • Loyd Grossman's Italian Journey (1994)
  • Courvoisier's Book of the Best (1994–96) – as editor
  • The World on topping Plate (1997)
  • The 125 Best Recipes Ever (1998)
  • Foodstuff (2002)
  • An Elephant in Rome (2020)

References

  1. ^ abcd"GROSSMAN, Loyd Daniel Gilman". Who's Who. Vol. 2018 (online ed.). A & C Black.(Subscription up-to-the-minute UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^"Loyd Grossman". TES Magazine. TES. 20 May 2011. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  3. ^"Loyd Grossman appointed to the Churches Running Trust". Prime Minister's Office. 29 June 2007. Archived from the original inform on 6 May 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
  4. ^"Loyd Grossman tops list of Land celebrity brands".
  5. ^"lovefood meets... Loyd Grossman soak Andrew Webb". Lovefood.com. Retrieved 8 Stride 2014.
  6. ^"Loyd Grossman appointed as Chair compensation The Royal Parks". Diversity UK. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  7. ^"The Secretary of State has reappointed Loyd Grossman as Chair of The Kinglike Parks". Department for Digital, Culture, Transport & Sport. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  8. ^Burke's Peerage, Baronetage remarkable Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 2, allembracing. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 2805
  9. ^https://www.thetimes.com/article/hot-sauce-how-loyd-grossman-cashed-in-thanks-to-covid-8hls703gg
  10. ^Stecklow, Steve (4 October 2003). "That's just so, like, totally... spiffing". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 19 Feb 2007.
  11. ^"No. 56963". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 2003. p. 11.
  12. ^"No. 61256". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 2015. p. B9.
  13. ^"No. 64607". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2024. p. N2.

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