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Carpenter, Harry

18th October 2024 by The Showreel Team Leave a Comment

Harry was born in London. During World War II he served as a telegrapher in the Royal Navy. He began his journalistic career in 1946, working as a sub-editor for several national newspapers in Fleet Street.

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Filed Under: Talent Profiles Tagged With: Presenters: BBC Network (UK)

Lankester, Barry

23rd May 2019 by The Showreel Team Leave a Comment

Barry was a pioneer of regional broadcasting in the West Midlands. He presented the first edition of Midlands Today on 28th September 1964 and six years later he was the first voice on Radio Birmingham. He joined the BBC in October 1955 as a studio manager and one of his roles was providing sound effects for The Archers. He introduced the programme by telling “the story so far…” for ten years from 1960. He was a BBC Radio announcer (1959 – 1960), presenter for BBC Midlands (1959 – 1960 and 1964) and relief BBC TV newsreader (1959 – 15th June 1963). Later he was a commentator/producer for BBC Radio Birmingham and Radio WM.

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

Jones, Geraint

1st January 2018 by The Showreel Team Leave a Comment

Geraint was a BBC Wales TV continuity director/announcer (1970s – 1990s). Although retired, he announced on BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Cymru for quite some time later. He also provided snooker commentary and read the classified results for Wales on Saturday – the BBC One Wales opt out of Final Score.

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

Morgan, Cliff

1st January 2018 by The Showreel Team Leave a Comment

TV sport commentator/presenter.

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Filed Under: Talent Profiles

Parry-Jones, David

1st January 2018 by The Showreel Team Leave a Comment

Former TV sports commentator/presenter and writer.

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Filed Under: Talent Profiles

Absalom, Michael

1st January 2018 by The Showreel Team Leave a Comment

TV presenter and sports commentator/reporter.

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Filed Under: Talent Profiles

Fleming, Tom

1st January 2018 by The Showreel Team Leave a Comment

Former TV event commentator.

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Filed Under: Talent Profiles

Haynes, Barri

1st January 2018 by The Showreel Team Leave a Comment

Barri was born in Ventnor, Isle of Wight. After completing National Service with the Welsh Guards in London, he trained as a journalist with Kemsley newspapers and worked on The Western Mail in Cardiff.

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Filed Under: Talent Profiles Tagged With: Announcers: ITV - LWT, Presenters: ITV - Teledu Cymru, Presenters: ITV - UTV


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