Peter is a former ATV (Midlands) announcer.
Bletchley, Jill
Jill is a former ATV (Midlands) announcer.
Prince, Mike
Mike is a former ATV continuity announcer. He joined the company in the 1960s and stayed with its successor, Central, until the mid-1980s. Mike also announced, occasionally, for HTV Wales, HTV West, Thames and Southern Television.
…Moore, Ray
Ray was born in Liverpool. On leaving school his first job was at Liverpool docks.
…Taylor, Shaw
Shaw was one of the first continuity announcers on ATV (London). He went on to present his regional crime-busting Police Five slot on London Weekend Television and ATV for 25 years, and, at other times, on several other ITV regional stations. As a result he, and his sign-off catchphrase “keep ’em peeled”, became well-known nationally.
Carson, Avril
Avril is a former ATV and Central in-vision continuity announcer. She went on to head up Central’s in-house training company, and has since produced many audio cassettes covering subjects such as how to speak confidently in public. She has also announced for the BBC, and was also one of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s players.
Morrison, Kevin
Kevin was an ATV in-vision continuity announcer (1970s). He was also a well-known radio presenter – his claim to fame being that he presented the first show on Birmingham’s BRMB Radio (1974).
Lloyd, Jim
Jim is a former actor. He joined Tyne Tees Television as an announcer (1959) and later took up the same role at ATV (Midlands) (1961). He left to join BBC Birmingham’s Midlands Today as a presenter. In 1964, a meeting with the Spinners gave him his long-term interest in folk music which led him to join BBC Radio 2 in 1969 as a presenter.
White, Stewart
Stewart’s broadcasting career began with a very short pre-programme announcement on the BBC World Service. He went on to work at BBC Radio Brighton and later BBC Radio Derby, where he produced and presented various news and entertainment programmes.
…Morton, Jean
Jean was an ATV (Midlands) continuity announcer from the launch of the station.
…Toye, John
John is a former ATV (Midlands) announcer and news presenter on STV.
Cox, Patricia
Patricia was an in-vision continuity announcer and regular regional news bulletin presenter for ATV in the Midlands (1960s).