Friday, August 18, 2023

Sir Michael Parkinson’s secret to interviewing success

Former author and journalist John Sergeant talking about Michael Parkinson yesterday stressed how Parky was always interested in the story of the person he was interviewing.

He went on to say that it was never drink that destroyed a journalist but it was always self-importance. Sergeant said that Parkinson spent his like making sure he never became self-important.

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