Erica was a Carlton Television (London) announcer (January 2000 – 2002). She also announced at Channel 4 (1988 – 1992), The Family Channel (1993 – 1996) and The Disney Channel (1997 – TBC).
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.
…Gates, Tasneem
Tasneem was a Central TV in-vision announcer (1980s), based at both Nottingham and Birmingham.
Ashby, Clem
Clem was an actor who joined Scottish TV as an announcer in the mid-1970s. During his time at the station he built up quite a cult following. He died in the mid-1980s.
Backshall, Tim
Tim was one of the main anchors of Border TV’s Lookaround news programme, from 1997. In February 2009 he was redeployed as a correspondent, based in Carlisle, as part of the newly formed ITV Tyne Tees and Border news service.
Moore, Ray
Ray was born in Liverpool. On leaving school his first job was at Liverpool docks.
…Edmunds, John
John was born in Aberystwyth. He attended the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth in the late-1940s and early 1950s, studying English and French.
…O’Halloran, Michael
Michael was born in Edinburgh in 1911. He was a film actor, who later moved into television announcing with Associated Rediffusion (1955 – 1956), when it started broadcasting to the London area.
…Oliver, Nick
Nick was an occasional announcer for Yorkshire Television, although his full-time role was at the transmission control desk at the Granada Media Group’s northern transmission centre, serving YTV, Tyne Tees, Border and Granada.
Wheeler, Jo
Jo was a Central TV in-vision announcer (dates TBC).
Fraser, Kate
Kate was a long-serving Grampian in-vision continuity announcer and local news bulletin presenter. She later joined the STV continuity team in Glasgow and her voice was heard not only on STV, but also in the old Grampian TV area.
Brittain, Andrew
Andrew was an announcer with Granada from the late-1980s until the late-1990s. He was also the voice of Stars in Their Eyes. He was a daytime newsreader and also a reporter for Granada Reports. In the 1990s, Andrew also narrated some of the later World in Action documentaries. He also did voiceover work for radio commercials and corporate clients.
Russell, Drew
Drew was a lively Scotsman who was Anglia’s first chief announcer. Russell was the first announcer to be seen on Anglia and he also presented the company’s first programme, Introducing Anglia. He took his turn at reading the daily local news headlines, along with Colin Bower and Newman Sanders.
Drew, who also worked for Scottish Television during the 1960s, has now, sadly, passed away.
Burns, Andrew
Andrew was a continuity announcer and newsreader with Border TV (1989 – 1996). He was also responsible for Border’s on-screen image and on-air promotions. He moved into television management in 1996, and was one of the owners, and the chief operating officer of Film24, a channel all about film.
Lamont, Colin
Colin was a freelance continuity announcer for Scottish TV, Grampian and Border. He went on to set up Centre Radio in Stirling and became cult Scottish shock jock, Scottie McClue.
James, Graham
Graham was a well-known Granada TV in-vision announcer (1970s/1980s). He later moved to Meridian in Southampton and was an announcer on that station, HTV West and Anglia TV until October 2002.
Lewis, Bruce
Bruce was a presenter and news reporter for TWW.
Pearson, Terry
Terry was a full-time on-air announcer with Central (later Carlton) Television in Birmingham (1988 – 2000). He went freelance as an actor/presenter, working on various theatre, television and corporate projects. Terry also ran a website (until 2014) – Quadbod Media Memorabilia – specialising in original UK quad film posters.
Mayclem, Liam
Liam is a former continuity announcer and news reporter for Channel Television (1989 – 1994). He also reported for the religious news magazine programme Link-Up and produced the station’s Weekend Diary. He later became the channel’s youth features reporter and producer.
Liam moved to the US to host Tomorrow’s World America and a music show, Audiofile, both of which are broadcast across the States on techtv. He later became head of arts and entertainment for KRON TV – an independent television station in San Francisco.
…Mackenzie, Elizabeth
Elizabeth was a Grampian TV announcer (1960s and 1970s).
Taylor, Shaw
Born Eric Stanley in Hackney, London, Taylor was known professionally by his stage name Shaw throughout his career.
…Thompson, Paul
Paul was a local radio presenter working for Radio Broadland and later Classic Gold Amber in Norwich. He joined Anglia as a freelance announcer in 1994, often covering holidays and sick leave whilst also continuing with his radio career. He had the sad task of stepping in to take the place of Graham Bell after his sudden death in 1997. In 1998, Paul left Anglia to work at The Beach, a radio station in Lowestoft, where he stayed until 2004. He still lives in Norwich.
Holden, Hilary
Hilary was a Central Television and Thames Television announcer (1980s). Later, she worked for Carlton Television (London) as an announcer (1994 – 5th February 1997).
Hilary now lives in France.
Lloyd, Helen
Helen was one of the original Central announcing crew. Helen still lives in the Midlands. She’s married to former Bill actor Ben Roberts. Helen moved behind the camera as a documentary producer for Carlton in Nottingham until 2002. She then went freelance as a narrator and producer.
Fox, Andrea
Andrea graduated with BA in English Literature and Media Studies from the University of Sussex. In 2006, she completed work experience at Global Radio on the XFM breakfast show with Lauren Laverne and Shaun Keaveny.
…Rippon, Angela
Angela was born in Plymouth. On leaving school at 17, she began her journalistic career in newspapers in Devon.
…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.
Carson, Avril
Born in Belfast, Avril Carson graduated with a BA Honours degree from the University of Manchester.
…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).
Rhodes, Pam
Pam is perhaps best known as one of the presenters of the BBC’s Songs of Praise. She was a regular in-vision continuity announcer for London Weekend Television (1981 – TBC). Before that she was an announcer, reporter and presenter for Norwich-based Anglia Television; she co-presented on About Anglia (1976 – 1981).
Before embarking on a career as a presenter, Rhodes was a Black and White Minstrels Show girl, where, she says, she danced up to six miles a night! Fellow Anglia presenter Christine Webber was also a ‘minstrels’ show girl.
Todd, Alan
Alan is a former Scottish and Grampian TV announcer and Radio Clyde DJ. He went on to become a presenter on Grampian and Scottish TV.
Radford, Sue
Sue was a continuity announcer at Border (1988 – 1995). She then became a journalist at Border and left the company in 1997 to go freelance.
Bayer, Jane
Jane was a Channel TV continuity announcer (dates TBC).
Galloway, Robin
Robin was one of Grampian TV’s best-known in-vision continuity announcers (1980s and 1990s). He later became one of the main presenters on the Scottish version of Real Radio.
Pope, Jim
Jim’s professional journey commenced in radio before transitioning to television during the 1960s, where he presented continuity links for HTV West.
…Hamilton, David
David started his television career as a continuity scriptwriter for ATV, but soon moved to the glamorous side of the camera as an announcer and programme presenter.
…Larcombe, Heather
Heather was an announcer (including in-vision links) with Border from 1994 until the end of regular regional continuity in October 2002. She has also voiced many programmes for Border, including Border Stories, Bordering on 40 and The Way We Were. Heather was also a regular newsreader, presenter and producer at the station.
Preedy, Bob
Until October 2002, Bob was one of the main announcers at Yorkshire Television at Granada Media Group’s northern transmission centre in Leeds. His voice was therefore also heard on Border, Granada and Tyne Tees Television.
…Ashby, Marie
Marie was born in Edinburgh and raised in Carlisle.
Having obtained a degree in French, she then went on to study a one-year post-graduate course in radio journalism. Her career began in radio, where she worked as a district reporter for BBC Radio Cumbria in Barrow, Furness, covering the South Lakes.
Six months later, she moved to BBC Radio Nottingham, taking up a reporting job. Then, in 1989, while on placement to Midlands Today, Marie moved to Central TV, where she spent sixteen years, as a reporter and presenter; she would soon became one of the main anchors on the main evening regional news programme there. During her time with ITV, Marie presented many programmes, covering political and social issues.
…LeFevre, Steve
Steve was born in Larne, Northern Ireland. His broadcasting career began with BBC Northern Ireland in the early 1980s. He started off as a TV continuity announcer and also read the news on TV and on BBC Radio Ulster. He later fronted many sports programmes for BBC Northern Ireland, such as Grandstand and Sportsnight. He also produced and presented for BBC Radio Ulster.
In the late-1980s, Steve moved to Yorkshire to present a radio talk show on BBC Radio Leeds (for which he won a Sony Gold). Over the years, he has presented on various radio stations, including: BBC Radio Newcastle; BBC Radio Three Counties; BBC Radio WM. He also worked at BBC Radio 5 Live, where he wrote and hosted The Media Show and presented on Late Night Live, and Breakfast.
In the early 1990s, Steve started work with Yorkshire TV as a reporter and presenter. Among the programmes he presented: Calendar, Scoreline, Tonight and Live Lunch.
…Kelly, Chris
Chris was an Anglia Television continuity announcer (1963) and programme presenter who went on to front popular children’s shows such as Clapperboard (ITV), holiday must-see show Wish You Were Here? (ITV, 1976 – 1987) and gastronaut’s bible, Food and Drink (BBC).
…Radley, Gordon
Gordon was a continuity announcer for both TVS and Anglia Television. He later read the overnight news bulletins on Sky News. His career in broadcasting spans 30 years and has seen him present for ITN, Meridian, Grampian, HTV, LBC, BBC West and BBC South.
He also now adds investment banker to his repertoire.
Pamplin, Kevin
Kevin was a Channel TV announcer and presenter who is best known for his partnership with the station’s birthday greetings mascot, Oscar Puffin.
Macleod, Lesley
Lesley was a long-serving Grampian Television in-vision continuity announcer (dates TBC) and occasional programme presenter.
Marriott, Andy
Andy was an LWT out-of-vision announcer (1990s). He also announced for Central Television. He’s also a radio presenter.
Sherwin, Allan
Allan was a continuity announcer for Central. In 2008, he was the series producer on Through the Keyhole (BBC).
Brown, Malcolm
Malcolm trained as an announcer on HTV West in the late-1960s and early 1970s before moving to Granada in 1972. He stayed with the company until 1982 when he moved south to join franchise winners TVS. Malcolm made the very first announcement on TVS on 1st January 1982, and remained as a voice-only announcer after in-vision continuity was dispensed with in the mid-1980s. He also acted as MC for TVS’ final programme Goodbye to All That.
Malcolm was later heard reading letters out on BBC Radio 4’s Feedback. He also spent time as a disc jockey on London’s easy-listening radio station Magic FM.
Balshaw, Samantha
(Formerly Samantha Howkins). Samantha was a TSW in-vision continuity announcer and assistant transmission controller. She moved to London to work for Carlton in 1993 and then for Meridian in Southampton. In 2003, eight years after joining Meridian, Samantha took some time off to look after her children. In 2006, she joined Sky as a transmission controller, working on the movie channels.
Hockin, Bruce
Bruce Hockin retired from his job as HTV News anchorman in 1996, but still holds the record as ITV’s longest-serving newsreader, with more than thirty continuous years in the job.
He started his television career with HTV’s predecessor, TWW, and moved over to Harlech to front the west of England regional news magazine Report in 1968. HTV later changed the programme’s name to HTV News but Hockin remained in the main presenter’s chair, working with numerous co-presenters over the years, including Jan Leeming, Alison Holloway, Richard Wyatt, Sue King, and Patricia Yorston.
Hockin had a particular interest in crime busting, and for many years fronted the HTV West version of Police Five. After officially retiring from the company, he continued to write and present the weekly Crimestoppers slot. Although retired, Bruce is president of the Bristol Hospital Broadcasting Service. Bruce has been known to make occasional broadcasts on there himself! Bruce also serves as a director on Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, and Avon and Somerset Crimestoppers boards. He is also a patron of the Skin Cancer Research Fund.
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.
…Cartner, Allan
Allan was one of the Border TV veteran announcers, working at the station from 1961 to 1988. He is well-remembered for his authority and clarity when reading the news on Border; he was also the voice of the station’s start-up sequence. As well as being a main announcer on Border, Allan also did some work for Tyne Tees TV during the 1970s.
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