Duncan was a BBC Radio Overseas/Home Service announcer in 1941 and a BBC TV in-vision announcer in the 1950s.
…Timlin, David
David was an RTÉ newsreader and announcer, from the early 1960s until the mid-1970s.
Norton, Dick
Dick is a former Associated Rediffusion and ATV (Midlands) announcer.
Moon, Kate
Kate was a BBC Radio 4 announcer (1980 – 1986). She then took on an announcing role at Channel 4 (1986 – 1988).
Kate later ran Speakeasy, an agency for voiceovers and presenters.
Ross-Barnard, John
John was a BBC TV (voice-only) network announcer (1966 – 1968), covering BBC One and BBC Two.
Other roles:
- Network presentation director and assistant presentation editor (1968 – 1973);
- Head of BBC foreign recordings, Radioplay (1973 – 1976);
- Head of BBC Video (1978 – 1984);
- Chief executive of Coventry Cable TV (1984 – 1987);
- Henley College (1988);
- CEO Satellite Media Services (Capital Radio) (1987 – 1993);
- Assigned to Peace Initiative in Bosnia (1993 – 2000) – specialising in pirate radio and TV.
Spankie, Jimmy
Jimmy is a former Grampian smd Scottish TV announcer and presenter. Since his departure from the announcing/presenting role, he remained a favourite in the north east of Scotland and was often to be seen supporting charitable events. He has also done media consultancy work.
Smith, Kelly-Anne
Kelly-Anne has been a continuity announcer with Channel 5, Virgin 1 and UKTV Food (dates TBC).
She has also voiced promotional trails for BBC TV, ITV and BBC America and provided station imaging for many major radio networks around the world.
Berrington, Ceri
Ceri was a BBC Wales radio and TV announcer (1985 – 2001). She was later in charge of the BBC Radio Wales announcing team. She retired in early 2001.
Lavers, Paul
Paul was born in Bristol. He is an actor and has appeared in many stage plays, including Les Blancs at London’s National Theatre (2016); he toured with Alan Ayckbourn’s Bedroom Farce (2016).
…Wogan, Terry
Terry joined Radio Éireann as an announcer in 1961. He was a presenter and newsreader on RTÉ Television until joining the BBC in 1969.
Porter, Gillian
Gillian spent a brief spell on the BBC Northern Ireland TV announcing staff in 1992. She then moved to UTV, to take up a similar role there.
…Price, Gary
Gary was a continuity director/announcer with BBC Wales TV (late-1980s). He’s a former CBC and Red Dragon Radio presenter. He went on to become a specialist music producer for BBC Radio Wales.