Ron Pledger

Since joining state television as a sound operator in the 60s, Ron Pledger has gone on to win a reputation for his assured coverage of a wide range of live events, from concerts to This is Your Life to the state funeral of Sir Edmund Hillary. A life long music lover, Pledger was awarded an MBE in 1992, helping recognise 40 years of service in a military band. 

In the control room he was calm and focused, and that flowed on to the rest of us working beside him. My over-riding memory is of the fun we had making programmes. Despite the hard work, long hours and unpredictable nature of live TV it was always enjoyable. That was in no small part down to Ron’s input. Christine Brown