David Frost

Sir David Paradine Frost (7 April 1939 – 31 August 2013) was a British television host, journalist, comedian, and writer. He rose to prominence as the host of the satirical program That Was the Week That Was in 1962. Frost became known for his television interviews with senior political figures, including the famous Nixon interviews with US President Richard Nixon in 1977. He interviewed all eight British prime ministers serving from 1964 to 2016 and all eight American presidents in office from 1969 to 2008. Frost was also involved in the launch of ITV station TV-am in 1983 and hosted the US news magazine program Inside Edition. He was the inaugural host of the Sunday morning interview program Breakfast with Frost.