Alan Whicker | British broadcaster, 87

Veteran British broadcaster Alan Whicker, 87, known for his globe-spanning travel shows over a career spanning 60 years, died Friday at his home on Jersey early Friday. He had been suffering from bronchial pneumonia, said his spokeswoman, Siobhan Connors.

Mr. Whicker served with the British army in Italy in World War II and later became a war correspondent. He joined the BBC in 1957 with Tonight, but soon after launched his Whicker's World series, which made his a household name. The documentary program, which ran from 1959 to 1990, showed the broadcaster traveling the globe and probing private worlds of the rich and famous. - AP