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Loyd Grossman (Loyd Daniel Gilman Grossman) was born on 16 September, 1950 in Marblehead, Massachusetts, U.S., is an American-British journalist, broadcaster and entrepreneur (born 1950). Discover Loyd Grossman's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?

Popular As Loyd Daniel Gilman Grossman
Occupation Author broadcaster arts and heritage campaigner
Age 73 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 16 September 1950
Birthday 16 September
Birthplace Marblehead, Massachusetts, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1950

Loyd Daniel Gilman Grossman (born 16 September 1950) is an American-British author, broadcaster, musician, businessman and cultural campaigner who has mainly worked in the United Kingdom.

Grossman was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on 16 September 1950 and raised in Marblehead, Massachusetts, the son of David K. Grossman, a Jewish antique dealer and Helen Katherine (née Gilman).

Many members of his father's family were art and antiques dealers in and around Boston.

His cousin was Ram Dass, the spiritual teacher and author.

His initial education was at the General John Glover School in Marblehead, and then at Marblehead High School.

1975

He graduated from Boston University with a BA degree in history before travelling to the United Kingdom in 1975 to study at the London School of Economics, where he received a master's degree in economic history.

He later returned to university at Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he studied history of art, and received his MPhil and PhD degrees.

Grossman became involved with journalism as an undergraduate in Boston writing for a number of ‘underground’ and music publications including Boston After Dark, Fusion, Vibrations, the New York Review of Rock and Rolling Stone.

After graduation from the LSE he joined the staff of Harpers & Queen as design editor and subsequently went to work for The Sunday Times as contributing editor.

He has written for many British newspapers and is a regular contributor to Country Life.

While at Harpers & Queen he was also the magazine's restaurant critic, a pursuit which he continued for thirteen years also writing about restaurants for GQ and The Sunday Times.

1977

Grossman has a continuing career as a guitarist initially with punk band Jet Bronx And The Forbidden, who reached number 47 in the UK singles chart in December 1977 with "Ain't Doin' Nothing".

1983

Grossman's television career began in 1983 as one of the regular faces on TV-am presenting among other things a short segment, Through the Keyhole, which he devised along with Kevin Sim and David Frost.

1987

Through the Keyhole transferred to primetime on ITV in 1987 and Grossman continued on the show until 2003.

1990

He is well known for presenting the BBC programme MasterChef from 1990 to 2000 and for being the co-presenter, with David Frost, of the BBC and ITV panel show Through the Keyhole from 1987 until 2003, visiting homes of many UK and US celebrities.

He presented Masterchef from 1990 to 2000 and Junior Masterchef as well as a great number of other programmes including Loyd on Location, The History of British Sculpture, and Behind the Headlines.

He also presented the BBC Radio 3 series Composers at Home.

1995

In 1995, Grossman introduced his own brand of cooking sauces which became the most successful UK celebrity sauce brand.

The sauces are produced by arrangement with Premier Foods.

2000

In 2000, he was asked to head a project to improve the quality of food served in British NHS hospitals.

Although some newspapers reported that the project had a £40 million budget, Grossman pointed out in a Nursing Times interview that almost all of that money was earmarked for the ward housekeeping programme.

He was disappointed that there seemed to be little real money or political will to change hospital catering.

Grossman's lifelong interest in history, the arts and heritage has involved him in a number of organisations.

He is a former commissioner of the Museums and Galleries Commission, a former commissioner of English Heritage (where he was chairman of the Museums Advisory Committee and the Blue Plaques Panel), and of the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England.

He was a founding member of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, past chairman of the National Museums Liverpool, deputy chairman of Liverpool European Capital of Culture, chairman of Culture Northwest and of the Public Monuments and Sculpture Association.

He founded the 24 Hour Museum (now Culture24).

2007

Grossman was chairman of the Churches Conservation Trust from 2007 to 2016 and in 2009 became chairman of the Heritage Alliance – the UK organisation that represents more than 100 leading non-governmental organisations across the heritage sector.

2008

He returned to playing music in 2008 at the Vienna Rebellion Punk Festival.

He subsequently formed a new band, The New Forbidden, with Valentine Guinness.

The New Forbidden have appeared at Glastonbury eight times.

Grossman also appears as a guest artist with Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull when they play their annual concerts in aid of English cathedrals.

He was chairman of the University for the Creative Arts from 2008 to 2012 and a member of the Court of Governors of the LSE from 1996 to 2009 and is now an emeritus governor.

He was deputy chair of the Royal Drawing School, a member of the Council of the British School at Rome, a member of the board of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions and a governor of the Building Crafts College.

2015

In 2015, he was elected for an unprecedented third term as chairman.

2016

In 2016, he was appointed chairman of The Royal Parks.

2020

Grossman is chairman of The Royal Parks, having been reappointed for a four-year term in July 2020, to run from 5 July 2020 to 4 July 2024.

He is also chairman of Gresham College, a governor of the British Institute at Florence, a governor of the Compton Verney House Trust and a trustee of the Warburg Charitable Trust.

He is president of the Arts Society (formerly NADFAS) and patron of the Association for Heritage Interpretation.

Grossman is a Liveryman of The Worshipful Company of Carpenters, an Honorary Liveryman of The Worshipful Company of Glaziers and Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Arts Scholars.

He is a fellow of a number of learned societies: The Society of Antiquaries, The Royal Historical Society, The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and The Royal Society of Medicine.