Daphne is a former Crossroads actress and continuity announcer for Border Television and Grampian Television (1970s/early 1980s). Daphne also worked for Central TV, HTV West and BBC Radio 4.
Jason, John
John was a Grampian Television in-vision announcer in the 1980s. He also popped up on other ITV stations as an announcer over the years, including time with TVS as an out-of-vision announcer (late-1980s – early 1990s).
Chapman, Lindsey
Lindsey is a continuity announcer on network BBC One and BBC Two. She also presents factual, arts and sports programming across TV and radio.
…Madden, Steve
Steve joined the BBC in 1978 as a studio manager in the External (Overseas) Services at Bush House.
…May, Ted
The “Voice of Central” began his announcing career c. 1986 with a distinctive, authoritative yet upbeat style. Always out-of-vision, Ted’s announcements became synonymous with the station and an integral part of the on-screen brand. His voice could also be heard on “Announcements for Teachers” on ITV Schools (before it moved to Channel 4).
Ted was later part of the announcing team at Channel 5 (early-2003 – TBC).
Marquis, Mary
Mary is best known as the long-serving presenter of various regional news magazine programmes on BBC Scotland. She was also a familiar face on ITV screens as a continuity announcer on Border TV.
Fothergill, Phil
Phil was an Anglia Television announcer (1989). He moved from the announcer’s chair to a behind-the-scenes role, as a producer in the promotions department. He went on to work at The Family Channel and, in 1995, he became promotions manager at the popular QVC channel.
Roberts, Karen
Karen is a former Border Television continuity announcer.
Ashe, John
John was a TV newsreader with BBC Northern Ireland in the 1980s, presenting short bulletins mainly, including news summaries within Scene Around Six. He switched to a continuity announcer/director role in the early 1990s.
John retired from the BBC in November 2006. His last on air announcement was on BBC Two Northern Ireland at 12.20am on 1st November 2006.
Bassett-Roberts, Sian
Since the early 1990s, Sian has freelanced as a BBC Radio Wales and S4C announcer. She also had a stint as a BBC Wales TV continuity director/announcer (dates TBC). Additionally, she is a TV producer/director. She currently combines her TV background, experience in tourism and love of cooking to promote Welsh and international cuisine.
Having produced a series of Coginio Welsh cooking DVDs, she has since rebranded as Loving Welsh Food. The group runs food and drink safaris, tasting tours, welsh cooking workshops and food demos/presentations promoting Welsh and International Cuisine.
Specialisms: directing, producing, voiceover artist, media training, food, cooking, tourism.
Morton, Jean
Jean was an ATV (Midlands) continuity announcer from the launch of the station.
…Hubiczka, Olga
Olga was a BBC TV network announcer for a short time in the 1980s. She then moved to Independent Radio News. She was also one of the original members of the Channel 4 announcing team in 1982.