Jane was an In-vision continuity announcer for Channel Television (dates TBC). She was also a regular in the newsreader’s chair (1980s – TBC).
Speed, Diana
Diana is a former Grampian Television in-vision continuity announcer. She went on to become an announcer at BBC Radio 4.
Buckley, Karina
Karina joined the RTÉ TV announcing team in the late-1990s, working mainly on RTÉ One. She also presents weather forecasts on both RTÉ TV channels.
Ward, Sarah
Born Sarah Corbett Ward around 1941 in Kenya, Ward attended boarding school in the UK while her stepfather, a major in the army, was stationed abroad.
…Slevin, Patricia
Patricia was an RTÉ 2 continuity announcer (1979 – 1987). She also worked as an announcer on RTÉ Radio 1 (1980 – 1984). During her time at RTÉ, she was also an account executive with Bell Advertising.
In 1986, Patricia took on an account director role at DMB&B Advertising & Marketing. She was appointed head of marketing at Bord Iascaigh Mhara in 1989 (head of strategic marketing in Ireland and international markets for Irish seafood). Later jobs include: principal consultant – client services at Penna O’Shea (2000 – March 2015); chair and interview board member, publicjobs.ie (March 2015 – present); lead coach and senior consultant (INTOO UK & Ireland) (November 2017 – present).
Parker, Antony
Antony is a former ATV (London) announcer.
Charlton, John
John is a former Associated Rediffusion announcer.
Maude, Roger
Roger was born in 1937. He was a long-serving BBC TV network announcer, whose quietly reassuring voice was heard for 29 years on both BBC One and BBC Two (1966 – 1995).
…Gourd, Peter
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.
Healey, Gavin
The ex-Cool FM and Citybeat DJ joined the BBC Northern Ireland TV continuity announcing rota in 1999.
…Fitzgibbon, Barra
Bara has been an announcer with Channel 4 since September 1999. He can also be heard on E4. Bara also had a brief stint on Film4.
Wyn-Jones, Nia
Nia was a radio and TV continuity director/announcer with BBC Wales TV (1980s – 2001). Latterly, she was in charge of the BBC Radio Cymru announcing team. Nia moved into educational programming. As of June 2005, she’s a freelance writer. Since January 2013, she’s been working for Boom Pictures as an assistant producer and producer.