Paul Heiney
| Paul Heiney | |
|---|---|
| Born |
20 April 1949 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England |
| Occupation | Radio and TV presenter and author |
| Spouse(s) | Libby Purves |
| Children | Nicholas Heiney (died 2006) Rose Heiney |
Paul Heiney (born Paul Wisniewski 20 April 1949 in Sheffield, Yorkshire) has been a radio broadcaster or television reporter in the United Kingdom for over forty years.
He is the son of Norbert Wisniewski and Evelyn Mardlin. He changed his surname to Heiney in 1971. He attended Parson Cross Primary School on Halifax Road, Sheffield, and High Storrs Grammar School for Boys.
In 1971-74 he was one of the founder broadcasters on BBC Radio Humberside with his programme of music, chat and current affairs titled Scunsbygookington, reflecting the key towns in the Humberside region of Scunthorpe, Grimsby, Goole, Kingston-upon-Hull and Bridlington. In 1974-76, he was a reporter for Newsbeat on Radio 1, then in 1976-78, a reporter for the Today programme on Radio 4.
His television debut was on That's Life! in 1978; he stayed on the programme until 1982. He has worked on In At The Deep End, The Travel Show, Food and Drink and, on BBC Radio 4, You and Yours. More recently he has presented BBC One's consumer affairs programme Watchdog. He currently presents the ITV primetime show Countrywise.
In September 2011, Heiney co-hosted a prime time Genealogy series Missing Millions alongside Melanie Sykes on ITV.
As part of his tasks for the TV series In At The Deep End, Heiney had a speaking role as a German mercenary commander in the 1985 film, Water.
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