Frederick Edgar Dinenage MBE is an English television presenter, broadcaster and author.
Fred Dinenage’s television career has spanned more than fifty years, including the long-running children’s programme How and ITV’s regional programming in the South of England.
Fred Dinenage was born on June 8, 1942 in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Fred Dinenage began his career at Southern Television in 1964, as a presenter on Three Go Round, a part-networked children’s programme, alongside actress Diane Keen and future television producer Britt Allcroft.
Fred Dinenage later moved onto the station’s local news magazine programme, Day By Day, as a reporter and presenter but in later years, concentrated on sports coverage, hosting the programme’s weekly South Sport feature.
Fred Dinenage transferred from Southern to TVS in January 1982, chiefly as a sports presenter and reporter, working on Coast to Coast, Sportshow and The Saturday Match.
After TVS lost its franchise, Fred Dinenage was retained by Meridian as anchor for the South edition of Meridian Tonight and other non-news regional programmes.
In October 2021, it was announced that Fred Dinenage would step down from ITV, after 38 years as a news anchor in the south of England. His final edition of ITV News Meridian aired on 16 December 2021.
Who Is Fred Dinenage’s Wife Beverley Summers?
Fred Dinenage and Beverley Summers got married in 1967.
Beverley Summers is a business woman and has three children with Fred Dinenage; Caroline Dinenage, Christopher Dinenage and Sarah Dinenage.