Guests honour broadcast legend Nick as he spills the beans on leading politicians 

Broadcasting titan, LBC radio journalist Nick Ferrari, addressed Birmingham Press Club as its first celebrity lunch speaker of the year. Nick enthralled 90 guests with anecdotes about his interviews with leading politicians, including Boris Johnson, Diane Abbott, Nigel Farage and Rachel Reeves, as well as other irreverent stories about household names. Emphasising the need for quality journalism at a time when ‘fake news’ had become reality, Nick was made an honorary life member of the Press Club, receiving from president Bob Warman the traditional gift of a bugle made by craftsmen at Acme Whistles in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter. The lunch was held at Park Regis Hotel Birmingham.

Captions:

1 Llewela Bailey, Nick Ferrari, Bob Warman

2 Chris Mowbray, Sue Smith, Fred Bromwich, Claire Wolfe

3 Jon Griffin, Nick Hudson, John Lamb

4 Nigel and Lynn Watts-Plumpkin, Harry Jenkins, Jack Brabant

5 Hazel Horton-Peppercorn, Dianne Hall, Steve Hall

6 Karen Webb, Paul Brown, Sarah Thompson

7 Jo Dyer, Deborah Harries, Adrian Timberlin, Trish Putnam

8 Val Deeley, Cindy Black, James Dumighan

9 Kerry and Steve Swingler, Enda Mullen, Marie-Helene Matthews, Peter Swingler