Richard Morecroft

Morecroft was born in Market Harborough in the English Midlands. His father Peter and mother Phyll moved the family to Adelaide in 1966 for the benefit of his brother Andrew's respiratory problems; Peter set up a dentist's practice there. ==Broadcasting career==

in 1986. Morecroft studied English and Drama at the University of Adelaide with thoughts of becoming an actor or teacher. He moved to Sydney in 1982 and took over the 7pm Sydney bulletin in July 1983, as well as presenting Behind the News. In 1985, he and Geraldine Doogue co-hosted The National, the ABC's short-lived experiment with an hour-long nightly news service, combining news and current affairs, with Max Walsh and Richard Carlton as chief reporters. Morecroft returned to the ABC to host Richard Morecroft Goes Wild in 2002, drawing on his passion for environmental issues. In 2010, it was announced that he would host Letters and Numbers on SBS Television, an Australian version of the French game show Des chiffres et des lettres, on which the British game show Countdown is based. The first program aired on 2 August 2010. Morecroft was joined by crossword compiler David Astle and mathematician Lily Serna. ==Environmental activities==

Morecroft is a governor of the Taronga Foundation and a director of the Zoological Parks Board of New South Wales. He is a trustee of the World Wide Fund for Nature and is a patron of WIRES. ==Publications==

His book 20 Years from the Waist Up was published in 2002. ==References==