The Website for all former pupils of the Prescot Grammar Schools
 
  Keith Macklin is one of the most respected and experienced broadcasters in the country. He began his career at the Warrington Guardian and then The Barrow Evening Mail. He began broadcasting as a rugby league commentator in 1962, and became Yorkshire television's soccer commentator from 1969 to 1976 covering The World Cup and Olympics. Whilst Keith is perhaps best known as a rugby and football broadcaster he has presenter BBC TV's Look North and has anchored Border televisions new's magazine programme for many years. He was the first programme controller of Red Rose Radio in 1982, he has maintained the connection ever since and currently does sports interview and new's reading for Rock FM and Magic 999. Keith lives in Blackburn and whilst he covers Blackburn Rovers and other Lancashire football clubs he has great knowledge of other sports he is a regular reporter on ITV's "The Goal Rush" programme on a Saturday.
     
  Stan Hey Playwright and journalist. Writer on 'Auf Wiedersehn Pet', 'The Manageress' and 'Coast to Coast'. In the eighties was Sports editor of the ill-fated Correspondent Sunday newspaper.Now concentrating on writing novels although works as a guest columnist in the broadshheets. Further Credits Click HERE
     
  Barbara Swift, under the name Barbara Jacobs is best known as an agony aunt with current show on 106 Century FM ,four nights a week and Radio 5 Late Night Currie, Saturdays, every 6 weeks, but also as feature writer (currently Woman's Realm and Good Health) astrologer  and novelist (teens). Stopped writing fiction in 1990.