Daphne was a Grampian TV continuity announcer and presenter (1961 – 1965). She presented The Rogies and Romper Room.
Daphne died in 1993.
McInerney, Geraldine
Geraldine was an RTÉ continuity announcer in the early 1970s. She went on to became the first woman to read the news on RTÉ Television in October 1975.
Longdon, Erica
Erica was a Carlton Television (London) announcer (January 2000 – 2002). She also announced at Channel 4 (1988 – 1992), The Family Channel (1993 – 1996) and The Disney Channel (1997 – TBC).
Bletchley, Jill
Jill is a former ATV (Midlands) announcer.
Murray-Henderson, Don
Don was Granada Television’s chief announcer (1960s – early 1970s). He was killed in a car accident in January 1971.
Ashby, Clem
Clem was an actor who joined Scottish TV as an announcer in the mid-1970s. During his time at the station he built up quite a cult following. He died in the mid-1980s.
Jones, Geraint
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.
Moore, Ray
Ray was born in Liverpool. On leaving school his first job was at Liverpool docks.
…Wright, Beccy
Beccy graduated with a BA Hons in drama from the University of Bristol in 1981. She was a professional actress on stage, radio, television and film before joining the BBC in 1996.
…Logan, Robert
Robert was a BBC Scotland TV announcer (early 1980s – early 1990s). He was also a Conservative councillor so consequently never read the television news summaries – nor did he ever namecheck at closedown. After he left the BBC, Robert became STV’s compliance officer. He passed away in the late-1990s.
Edmunds, John
John was born in Aberystwyth. He attended the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth in the late-1940s and early 1950s, studying English and French.
…Bolgar, Peter
Peter was born in 1936. He attended the Royal College of Music, where he met his future wife, actress Angela Piper, who played Jennifer in BBC Radio 4’s The Archers (1963 – 2022).
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