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BBC One South West

Lawley, Sue

28th November 2024 by The Showreel Team Leave a Comment

Sue was born in Dudley in the West Midlands. She graduated with a BA Hons in modern languages from the University of Bristol.

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Filed Under: Talent Profiles Tagged With: Presenters: BBC Network (UK), Presenters: BBC Network News (UK), Presenters: BBC Regional News, Presenters: BBC South West, Presenters: ITV Network

Bacon, Jim

7th May 2019 by The Showreel Team Leave a Comment

Jim was born in Suffolk. He was employed by the Met Office from 1968 until 1986. His career started in East Anglia at RAF stations in 1968. He later moved to Bracknell for a few years as a programmer on the Met Office supercomputer.

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Filed Under: Talent Profiles Tagged With: Presenters: BBC East, Presenters: BBC Network (UK), Presenters: BBC Network Weather, Presenters: BBC Regional Weather, Presenters: BBC South West, Presenters: ITV - Anglia TV, Presenters: ITV Regional Weather

Maine, Michael

18th April 2019 by The Showreel Team Leave a Comment

(Real name Michael Manning). One of Michael’s first broadcast roles was that of BBC Radio 4 announcer (1973 – 1974). He also worked as a newsreader/announcer at the BBC World Service (1975). He later moved to BBC Bristol as a radio/TV announcer followed by spells in London, Southampton, Manchester and Plymouth.

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Filed Under: Talent Profiles Tagged With: Announcers: BBC Network, Announcers: BBC North West, Announcers: BBC South, Announcers: BBC South West, Announcers: BBC West, Presenters: BBC North West, Presenters: BBC Regional News, Presenters: BBC South, Presenters: BBC South West, Presenters: BBC West

King, Susan

30th September 2018 by The Showreel Team 1 Comment

Susan presented various BBC TV children’s series during the 1970s: Country Search (BBC One, 1975 – 1977); Play It Again… (BBC One, 1975); BBC Manchester’s The Sunday Gang (BBC One, 1976); Horses Galore (BBC One, 1977 – 1979); BBC Manchester’s sports series Stopwatch (BBC One, 1978 – 1980).  She was also a guest on All-Star Record Breakers (BBC One, 1975 – 1980), a panellist on Star Turn (BBC One, 1976, 1977 and 1979), and a reporter on We’re Going Places (BBC One, 1979).

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Filed Under: Talent Profiles Tagged With: Children's Presenters: BBC Network (UK), Presenters: BBC Network (UK), Presenters: BBC South West, Presenters: ITV - TSW, Presenters: ITV - West, Presenters: ITV Network, Presenters: ITV Regional News

Bower, Colin

1st January 2018 by The Showreel Team Leave a Comment

Colin was a continuity announcer for ABC Television, TWW (Television Wales and the West) in 1958, and one of the first announcers and newsreaders on Anglia Television from its launch in 1959. During his time at the Norwich-based station, Colin also interviewed for news programmes and was a quizmaster. After leaving Anglia in 1964, Colin worked as an announcer/newsreader for the overseas service of the Australian Broadcasting Commission, and later that year moved to Tyne Tees TV in Newcastle as a continuity announcer and newscaster. As a freelance newsreader, announcer, presenter and quizmaster between 1967 and 1975, Colin worked for several ITV stations, including Westward Television, Grampian and Border. He also worked for the BBC in Bristol, Southampton and London.

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Filed Under: Talent Profiles Tagged With: Announcers: ITV - ABC TV, Announcers: ITV - Anglia TV, Announcers: ITV - Border TV, Announcers: ITV - Grampian TV, Announcers: ITV - TWW, Announcers: ITV - Tyne Tees TV, Announcers: ITV - Westward, Presenters: ITV - Anglia TV, Presenters: ITV - Border TV, Presenters: ITV - Grampian TV, Presenters: ITV - Tynes Tees TV, Presenters: ITV - Westward TV, Presenters: ITV Regional News

Bale, Jenni

1st January 2018 by The Showreel Team Leave a Comment

Jenni worked as a continuity announcer for BBC TV Presentation (1978 – 1980).

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Filed Under: Talent Profiles Tagged With: Announcers: BBC East, Announcers: BBC Network, Announcers: BBC West

Labey, Russell

1st January 2018 by The Showreel Team Leave a Comment

Russell was a Channel Television continuity announcer (1980s). He moved to Plymouth to front BBC South West’s Spotlight. After a long career as a presenter, Russell returned to the theatre and worked as a director and writer. He worked as resident director on the 2001/2002 UK Tour of Sunset Boulevard and he directed Hardcore at the 2003 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. A production of Russell’s play, New Boy, opened in Broadway in October 2002. Russell was also commissioned to write a new play by the Theatre Royal, Plymouth.

Filed Under: Talent Profiles Tagged With: Announcers: ITV - Channel TV, Presenters: BBC Regional News, Presenters: BBC South West

Rippon, Angela

1st January 2018 by The Showreel Team Leave a Comment

Angela was born in Plymouth. On leaving school at 17, she began her journalistic career in newspapers in Devon.

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Filed Under: Talent Profiles Tagged With: Presenters: BBC Network (UK), Presenters: BBC Network News (UK), Presenters: BBC Regional News, Presenters: BBC South West, Presenters: BBC West, Presenters: ITV - Westward TV, Presenters: TV-am

Tracy, Sheila

1st January 2018 by The Showreel Team Leave a Comment

Born as Sheila Lugg in Mullion, Cornwall. Sheila studied piano, violin and trombone at the Royal Academy of Music.

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Filed Under: Talent Profiles Tagged With: Announcers: BBC Network, Presenters: BBC Network (UK), Presenters: BBC Regional News, Presenters: BBC South, Presenters: BBC South West

Bailey, Roger

1st January 2018 by The Showreel Team Leave a Comment

Roger attended Cardiff High School for Boys and Harrow County Grammar School. He studied Welsh for seven years.

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Filed Under: Talent Profiles Tagged With: Announcers: BBC Midlands, Announcers: BBC Network, Announcers: BBC South West, Announcers: BBC Wales


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