W. D. Flackes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

W. D. Flackes

British journalist, broadcaster and author

Date of Birth: 14-Mar-1921

Place of Birth: Burt, County Donegal, Ireland

Date of Death: 01-Aug-1993

Profession: political journalist

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

William David Flackes, OBE (14 March 1921 - 1 August 1993), better known as W.
D.
Flackes, was a British journalist, broadcaster and author.
He was the BBC Northern Ireland Political Correspondent between 1964 and 1982.Eric Waugh in The Independent referring to Flackes' reporting of The Troubles said "When it began to come to the boil - in 1966 - Flackes at once displayed before the network audience a notable talent for the simple exposition, balanced yet necessarily brief, of what was a highly complex community problem."