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Everard, Martin

9th June 2019 by The Showreel Team 2 Comments

Martin’s first on-air role was as a relief announcer with BBC Northern Ireland in the 1960s. From there he moved to London and gradually moved up through the ranks of TV presentation, before moving into programme production. He took some time out from his BBC job to participate in the British America’s Cup Challenge (Lionheart) (1979 – 1980).

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Filed Under: Talent Profiles Tagged With: Announcers: BBC Northern Ireland, Presenters: BBC Northern Ireland, Presenters: BBC Regional News

Ward-Lewis, Colin

9th June 2019 by The Showreel Team Leave a Comment

Colin was born in Lambeth in 1939. He is a former actor and a former member of the National Youth Theatre. Michael Croft (who founded the NYT in 1956) was an English master at Colin’s old school. Colin was working at the De Lane Lea Studios in 1963 when the BBC gave the go-ahead for BBC Two and a friend, Michael Wood said he should apply.

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Filed Under: Talent Profiles Tagged With: Announcers: BBC Network, Announcers: NBC Universal

Aziz, Lisa

1st January 2018 by The Showreel Team Leave a Comment

Lisa is probably best known in her role as anchor on Sky News, where she worked from 1993 until autumn 2005. She began her television career at BBC West television in 1984, working on their regional news programme. In 1985, she switched sides, moving to HTV West as a reporter and presenter, where she remained until c. 1988. She then moved to TV-am, initially in a reporting role, but later becoming a news presenter, taking over from Gordon Honeycombe. Following the demise of TV-am, Lisa worked briefly for BBC World Service Television and the NBC Superchannel before moving to Sky News.

In September 2005, Lisa returned to Bristol, becoming one of the regular co-anchors on ITV West’s The West Tonight. From 16th February 2009, she became co-presenter of the pan-regional news programme The West Country Tonight, which replaced The West Tonight (ITV West) and Westcountry Live (ITV West Country).

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Filed Under: Talent Profiles Tagged With: Presenters: BBC International, Presenters: BBC Regional News, Presenters: BBC West, Presenters: ITV - West, Presenters: ITV - West Country, Presenters: ITV Regional News, Presenters: NBC (UK), Presenters: Sky News, Presenters: TV-am

Smith, Oliver

1st January 2018 by The Showreel Team Leave a Comment

Oliver has been a continuity announcer on Turner Classic Movies, BBC America, Sci-Fi Channel and The History Channel. He has also voiced trails for television including BBC, ITV, Sky, UKTV Gold and Zone Thriller.

Filed Under: Talent Profiles Tagged With: Announcers: A+E Networks (UK), Announcers: BBC International, Announcers: NBC Universal

Gourd, Peter

1st January 2018 by The Showreel Team Leave a Comment

Peter was a children’s producer at Super Channel.  He worked behind the microphone as a BBC TV network announcer in the late-1990s and was later head of presentation, BBC Scotland, based in Glasgow.

Filed Under: Talent Profiles Tagged With: Announcers: BBC Network


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