Akass was born in Bedford , England and educated at Bedford Modern School . At the age of 15 Akass joined the London office of the '' Glasgow Herald '' as a teaboy . He worked as a reporter on a local newspaper in Lincolnshire before joining the '' Daily Herald '' in Manchester where he was responsible for the coverage of the Munich air disaster which claimed eight players of the Manchester United football team in 1958 . He soon moved to the London offices of the '' Daily Herald '' where he worked alongside Dennis Potter
Munich air disaster
Munich air disaster
John Akass