I do like nice clear speaking voices. Notable continuity announcers and newsreaders Announcers carry out the following duties from Broadcasting House: Provide links (or junctions) between programmes Read trails for programmes A separate team of out-of-vision announcers present the station's overnight strand The Nightshift live each night. But it was much needed on Saturday night, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson's announcement about Christmas in the UK. Jack went on to work for STV and became fondly known as the Laird of Cowcaddens hosting Thingummyjig in the seventies and early eighties. He left Grampian in 1988 and went onto work for TVS and Yorkshire. I rarely can make out the lyrics of songs these days. James had ambitions to become a TV Director and eventually left his announcing role to work behind the scenes at Grampian. And so a new Service was begun, and a new tradition in announcing established. Kate Moon ActorJames Copelandannounced for Grampian in the sixties. Broadcast studios are being replaced by presenters living rooms. S4C used in-vision continuity throughout broadcast hours from launch in November 1982 until around 1991. www.sophieneville.co.uk/BEENIE/daphne.html. Martyn Geraint Their voices would be clipped Received Pronunciation, quite different from chattier tone of current Radio 4 announcers. He was also the national host of the TV Times Awards and Miss United Kingdom on the ITV network (1970s and 1980s). When Alistair McGowan's new radio comedy is introduced by one of Radio 4's continuity announcers tonight, listeners might be forgiven for a moment's confusion. Diana Presented the Grampian optout of the ITV Telethon in 1990 and 1992. Corrie Corfield presents news and handles continuity across Radio Four's range of output. Maggie Palmerjoined Grampian Television as a continuity announcer and newsreader after the ITV strike in 1979. STV uses live continuity during the evening (between around 17:00 and 05:30) with daytime announcements pre-recorded by the duty prime time announcer during their shift. I visualise the BBCs audio perfectionists sitting in the production cubicle with their thumbs in their ears and palms spread across blushing faces. Robin Galloway Northsound DJ Robin Galloway joined Grampian in 1987 as a continuity announcer/newsreader. Her broadcasting career began at BBC Radio Scotland she also worked at Radio 4 and The World Service before taking her seat in the continuity suite at Queens Cross. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. BBC Radio 4 offers its listeners, in the words of its one-time controller Tony Whitby, "the tide of the familiar bringing in the unfamiliar." Guiding listeners through that tide are the station's announcers who smooth over "any awkward clashes between new programmes and old, between the traditional and the experimental, between the serious and the frivolous, the uplifting and the downbeat . Always brings to mind Dave Allen sketch on grunts. "The role of the Radio 4 announcer is to be the listeners' friend," suggests announcer Chris Aldridge. Sell This Version. Thank you to James C and Viji A for their edits on this page. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. David Miles Lesley Blairwas a girl in a million she replied to Grampians advertisement looking for a Presenter for Romper Room she got her break at 18. David Vickery Fiona Pagettwas a DJ at Northsound and freelanced for Grampian in 1993 she went on to Present Eikon for STV. One of his guests was in Oxford, another in Belfast, and two more sat on either side of a wide table in a central London studio. Keith Harrison "BBC does stand for British, doesn't it?" There is an increase in unttractive regional accents in continuity announcers - sometimes it sounds like they've got Dizzee Rascal in doing a shift! They are, in a sense, pure voice: they are not involved in content we might love or loathe, and their contribution is light and fleeting. Having worked in the broadcast branding and creative services (marketing and agency side) for the past 15 years in both Australia and the UK, I understand that a integrated Producer requires a high level of project management skills as well as strong problem solving abilities as production issues arise. In fact he might be anyway due to them doing it on BBC1. This is all part of the BBC trying to be all things to all people. [4], In-vision continuity was re-introduced as part of Children's BBC/CBBC) on 9 September 1985. Worldwide FM. Ingrams had polled the readers of The Oldie, of which he is editor, to discover which radio voices they liked least. Later on LBC and Radio 5 Live. with a lot of scouring through old VHS tapes and some careful editing we now have a unique collection, never before seen on British television.Specially recorded for 2020 - Here's a 7 minute video of those Voices from the past!Thanks to the following:David Allan - BBC TV AnnouncerMalcolm Eynon - BBC TV AnnouncerRichard Straker - BBC TV Senior TV AnnouncerMark Waddington - BBC TV AnnouncerBruce Hammal - BBC TV Announcer (test card intro. Photograph: David Hartley/Rex Features, bewildering many listeners and causing the sort of rumpus. Since 2009, Red Bee have provided playout facilities for Channel 4. But its inevitably on television that social distancing has made most impact. Mostly, though, their work goes unremarked. The county has a wide range of different types and quality of media. No best answer has yet been selected by dave50. CITV Launched 3 January 1983(1983 01 03) (Block); 11 March 2006(2006 03 11) (Channel) Owned by ITV Digi Wikipedia, UTV For other uses of the UTV acronym, see UTV (disambiguation) Infobox ITV franchisee name = UTV based = Belfast area = Northern Ireland Also available in the Republic of Ireland, Great Britain and elsewhere in Europe owner = UTV Media plc airdate Wikipedia, Andrew Martin - The Bits in Between: "The Bits in Between", Andrew Martin - The Bits in Between: "Announcers", http://www2.tv-ark.org.uk/bbcsouth/bbcsouthnews1.html, Andrew Martin & Jennifer Gay - The Bits in Between: "Children's Announcers", http://www.gms.org.uk/en/aboutmgalba/news/2009/moira-27-7-09.html, Transdiffusion City Road: Continuity Then - Leeds, http://www.channelonline.tv/channelonline_channelreports/, Transdiffusion City Road: Continuity Then - Newcastle, Transdiffusion City Road: Continuity Now - London, Scottish Television in-vision & Blue thistle ident, YouTube: Central Continuity & Adverts - 8 April 1987, YouTube: Maggie Kirkpatrick Granada TV interview, YouTube: Meridian TV Night Time, 1 January 1993, "London Weekend Television in-vision continuity announcers", http://www.ultimate-lwt.co.uk/continuity.html, "Thames Television in-vision continuity announcers". Grampians presentation department was closed in June 1998. tyson jost dad; sean penn parkinson's disease; mockingbirds attacking my cat The programme cuts to the BBC's Research Department in . Whilst at the station Robin also Presented, Put It In Writing and the ITV Telethon. STV-branded presentation is utilised throughout the station's broadcast hours with transmission manned by technical staff in Glasgow 24 hours a day. Ted May Kate Fraserreplaced Arlene Stuart in 1993. The broadcaster's comments come after the news that veteran DJ Ken Bruce was leaving the station after 45 years to go to Greatest Hits Radio. Take a trip down memory lane and see if you remember the weel kent faces that graced Grampian screens for over three decades. Nothing moves exactly zippily at Radio 4. Jimmy still announced for Grampian until 1979 and never returned after the ITV strike. And, as domestic presenting becomes more common, hosts will soon need to drop the joke about the risks of ambush by family life. But there are also drawbacks. Fair Observer provides analysis and opinion on world news, politics, economics, business, culture, science, technology and more. Pete Nottage for Saturday into Sunday. Radio 4 where listeners think a 58 year old announcer sounds young! Contents 1 BBC 1.1 In-vision continuity 1.1.1 Early continuity 1.1.2 Later continuity 1.1.3 Children's continuity 1.1.4 Modern continuity 1.2 Current announcers 1.2.1 Television 1.2.2 Radio David Strachanwas a continuity announcer at Grampian in the mid seventies. On 19 September 2008, the Scottish Gaelic-language digital channel BBC Alba launched with in-vision continuity from the channel's sole announcer, Fiona MacKenzie. Beth Evans These soft furnishings worked so efficiently as an impromptu version of the acoustic diffusers that hang like upside-down mushrooms from concert hall ceilings that she might have been speaking from a studio. 3 The Meaning of Live 3.1 Introduction It is just after 9.16 p.m. on 14 April 1958. Tracey-Anne Griffiths Radio Tay DJScott Brownjoined Grampian in March 1995 replacing Robin Galloway. Kate left STV in 2005. Tune in for a two hour show from London based Ghanaian and Jamaican broadcaster, voiceover actor and A&R Dan Blake. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Danny Cowan BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcasts in mono on DAB, but has always been in stereo on Digital TV (Freeview / Freesat Ch 708), Sky, Virgin and online. Dominic O'Shea (also Channel 4 and Film4) Click on his name or photograph to find out more about his career. Barrie began his career as a student broadcaster he moved to BBC Radio then BBC TV in London as a network announcer. David I first came across on B BC2 in the days of trade test films and service information.He went on to do shows on Radio 2 and Country 1035 etc. Lucy Sassoon Gary went on to work for Clyde 1. Where did they find him? He is the Executive Editor of the British-Asian community portal UKAsian, a producer at ABP News, and a special correspondent for the Sunday Mirror. Lowri Williams. By August 1998 SMG restructured its broadcasting division. Off air photo taken by me on a visit to the studio in 1984. Vanessa Edwards Isabelle left the station in 1984 and has appeared in Taggart, Take The High Road, Dr Findlay, Two Thousand Acres of Sky and many theatre productions. The six analogue terrestrial television channels in the UK (BBC One, BBC Two, ITV1, Channel 4, S4C and Channel 5) make use of continuity announcers, and for most of the time, continuity announcements are presented live. Martin Wheadon By now many of you will have seen last night's article on Craig Murray's site, in which a current SNP branch convener revealed how the party machine is setting fire to all its own rules in a desperate attempt to secure the succession of Humza Yousaf. Kemi Majeks Online contacts Possible email: viji.alles@bbc.co.uk from his employer entry - info Social media Twitter @vijialles (1,300 followers) See how he compares to everyone in British radio This is a user-edited website. He continued to DJ for Northsound whilst working at Grampian and left the station in 1995. David always wished Grampian viewers a ginger peachy goodnight at closedown he left the station in 1983. Host of Morning Edition on BBC Radio 5 (1990-92). Many thanks to Elizabeths husband John Rust for the Picture and Information. Charlotte Green Charlotte Green was recently voted the. The view in front of the camera at the news desk. BBC One continuity announcer Duncan Newmarch made a last-minute shake-up to his speech ahead of the Strictly Come Dancing 2020 final on Saturday, he has confirmed. The early continuity announcers were auditioned, as "they had to look good but they also had to speak well", not solely because of the class divide, but because clear speaking was crucial to their role.[2]. It's always good to hear David Miles on Radio 4, very good broadcasting voice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------. Lucy Alexander John had worked as a presenter and newsreader for LBC before joining the station. Click on his name to hear him talk about his career. Channel 4 employs continuity announcers on its network of stations; Channel 4, E4, Film4 and More4. Channel 5 has only used on-screen announcers as part of its children's strand, Milkshake!. The consolidation of ITV companies during the 1990s and 2000s led to the closure of transmission and continuity facilities at some ITV company studios: The use of on screen continuity announcers was common on ITV when each region had a distinct identity and their own transmission and continuity facilities. As of September 2011, presentation for both CBBC and CBeebies originates from the BBC's MediaCityUK studios in Salford Quays following the BBC Children's department move from London.[5][6]. Reg has managed to track down over half a dozen legendary TV voices from the BBC - from the 70's, 80's, 90's and 00's! Click on her photograph or name to hear her talk about her career. Vaughan Savidge works for both Radio Four and Radio Three, as well as the World Service. Try using the search bar at the top of the page to search for some keywords, or choose a topic and submit your own question. OJ Borg UTV continuity is broadcast live during prime time, typically from 19:00 to 00:00. Sadly Daphne died a few years ago. Click on her name to find out more about her. Sian Bassett Roberts The presentation department at Grampian closed in June 1998 and that was the end of invision announcers at Grampian. Contacted by The Observer, Nunes declined to comment. For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ. Sadly, Kennedy died shortly after his retiral in 1996. Chris Aldridge has been reading the news on Radio Four for the past six years. He sounds dreadful, sort of lazy and can't be bothered to say his words properly, bit like some teenagers speak when they really have to talk to you! Cookery Lesson 1 9 5 0 (UK) 12 x 30 minute episodes Introduced by the bearded, round-faced and exuberant Philip Harben in; Songs Of Praise 1 9 6 1 - Current (UK) The longest-running religious TV programme in the world was first seen and heard; Brains Trust, The 1 9 5 5 - 1 9 6 1 (UK) This completely unscripted discussion programme began on BBC Radio in 1941, Tonyworked at Grampian in the late sixties he went on to announce for Granada and LWT and later returned to Radio. Less successful performers become immured to delivering gags to no reaction, but, McPartlin and Donnelly were visibly and audibly thrown by the experience. Naomi Wilkinson He went on to Present SKY News. Derek Moran Stwnsh links are mostly conducted live whereas Cyw links are mostly pre-recorded. I facilitated the smooth delivery of audio to 300,000+ weekly listeners over seven frequencies and three digital streams in . [2][2], The early announcers became "celebrities in their own right," often receiving considerable amounts of fan mail, as they were among the most recognisable on-screen individuals, appearing every day, at the start of an era when television celebrity was really invented. Trish Bertram His familiar voice is one viewers of the channel regularly hear ahead of their favourite shows. All of ITV plc's announcers work on a freelance basis. Ian Swann Duncan reached out to the nation in the wake of new lockdown rules and tiers being brought into the UK from Sunday. Continuity announcers can also be found on digital and satellite channels, but most of these channels make use of pre-recorded announcements. If youd like to join in, please sign in or register. Read more about Maggie on ourinterview sectionof the site. In one legendary case, announcer Pennie Latin had to fill in for almost 10 minutes when some disastrous plumbing work took everyone else off air. Announcers BBC Radio 4: Chris Aldridge, Viji Alles, Chris Berrow, Ron . However the day before Grampian went on air Elizabeth resigned from the company due to personal reasons. "After this afternoon's news I had to rewrite a handful of scripts as they didn't seem appropriate. Amanda Carlton Margaret had worked for Grampian in the late seventies presenting Summer Scene on Saturday. Film 4 It is believed that in-vision continuity was last used during the peak viewing hours on BBC TV in the early 1960s, with a link into the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 the last-known example of the corporation's use of in-vision continuity (as well as existing out-of-vision continuity) across the national network. Click on his name or photograph to find out more about his career. Clare Balding married her lesbian partner Alice Arnold in 2015. Click on her photograph or name to find out more about her career. It is only on Radio 4 that listeners will now hear continuity announcers. He was replaced byJimmy Spankie. Kate Fraserthe only Grampian Announcer to join the SMG continuity team in Glasgow. Lyn Cunninghamtrained as a commercial artist and fashion model. Ant & Decs Saturday Night Takeaway on ITV had its audience taken away, with the Geordie duo performing live at to acres of empty red seating in an auditorium empty except for a technical crew, reduced below usual numbers and widely spaced. And we do, of course. Jane . Liz Scourfield, Stwnsh All Rights Reserved. SMG took over Grampian in 1997 and it was decided continuity would be centralised and come from Glasgow the Grampian presentation department was closed in June 1998 and invision announcers were no longer required. n. (Broadcasting) a person on radio or television who makes linking announcements between programmes to give continuity to a television or radio broadcast channel. As of 2013, Radio 4 has 16 Newsreaders/Continuity Announcers and an additional 6 exclusive Continuity Announcers. Leader Instruments Corporation will demonstrate Leader and PHABRIX products during the April 2023 NAB Show in a combined product display centered on their respective . Corie Brown Mason had self-isolated, with a DIY broadcasting kit, because of some symptoms in my family. ", Get all the Strictly glitter and goss straight to your inbox with our Strictly Come Dancing newsletter. Leusa Mererid (out of vision) Diana now works for BBC Radio 4 as an announcer /newsreader. Before arriving at Queens Cross he worked at HTV and Anglia as a Promo Producer. Gary Terzza, E4 It's called Continuity, you. She then moved on to Present The Rogies and Romper Room. InJanuary, when Bruce announced his departure, former Radio 2 DJ Vanessa feltz accused the . LINKS: STV | TV 50 | TV ARK | The TV Room | t|v|a : TV Archive. Hannah Williams. Helen Veysey ActressIsabelle Jarrettarrived at Queens Cross in 1983 she had worked for Border Television as an announcer/newsreader before joing Grampian. Lynda Thomas Bill Bingham Announcing staff for Radio Scotland, Radio Wales, Radio Ulster and Radio Cymru double as newsreaders and technical operators. I like Richie too, apart from his buzz routes, at least he doesn't refer to Glarsgow. Regional in-vision continuity was still used by BBC South in Southampton, BBC Midlands in Birmingham and BBC North West in Manchester by the time English regional continuity was phased out. She also presented Summer at Six, the summer edition of North Tonight. All announcements come from Red Bee Media in White City, London. Peter was a continuity announcer in various ITV regions: Ulster TV (1967 - 1969); Anglia TV (1970 - 1973); Southern (dates TBC); Thames Television (dates TBC); ATV (Midlands) (dates TBC); HTV West (dates TBC). As well as his newsreading duties on Radio Four, Neil Sleat also works for the World Service. Until Dec 2012 on BBC Radio Oxford. BBC 1 and BBC 2 Continuity Announcer Nov 2022 - Present5 months Salford, England, United Kingdom Writing continuity links for programmes on BBC 1 and BBC 2 and then presenting them. Broadcasting expert with 30+ years editorial leadership and radio production experience at BBC Northern Ireland. Did anyone listen to the final programmes on Saturday evening/Sunday morning 9/10 February on Radio 4? Rachael Robertsonjoined Grampian in 1996 replacing Tracey Crawford she also Presented Wize Up. would come "from Broadcasting House", rather than the originally advertised school in Dagenham,. Lyn joined Grampian as a continuity announcer in 1971 she also presented several Hogmanay shows and was a Panelist on Grampians quiz show Who Are You. When I was chief announcer, there were people I turned down for the job of announcer because they were too big. Northsound DJGary Steinwas the last invision continuity announcer to join Grampian in 1996. But in 2006, Neil Nunes joined the station's continuity team, his warm, golden syrup voice and Jamaican accent bewildering many listeners and causing the sort of rumpus that reminds us how key these voices are in the station's identity and our relationships with it. All announcements for ITV plc-owned stations on ITV1 and Channel Television, and for ITV2, ITV3 and ITV4 come from the company's main transmission facilities at Technicolor in Chiswick, with separate teams of continuity announcers based at STV's headquarters in Pacific Quay, Glasgow and UTV's headquarters at Havelock House, Belfast. Early in-vision announcers included Leslie Mitchell, formerly a newsreel announcer, Elizabeth Cowell and Jasmine Bligh who famously re-opened the television service in 1946. A broadcaster for more years than she "cares. Radio Presenter salaries at BBC can range from 24,123-49,031. Olga Hubicka, Veronica Hyks Continuity announcers are usually live on the air to provide the vocal link between programmes, informing the audience of what is coming on in the future. Maggie left Grampian in 1980 and joined STV as an announcer/newsreader. Alun Ceri Jones Announcer on Radio 4 1992-93, Radio 2 1992-97 and read the news overnight on Radio 1 1993-95. UTV continuity is broadcast live during prime time, typically from 19:00 to 00:00. Announcer on Channel 4, Sky Movies. Graham Rogers i knew he had been around for a bit, but didn't realise he was 37.. he looks so boyish.. Supporting Content. In the early days of television, it was almost like a variety bill in the theatre [and when] an item would come on, somebody had to say what it was often listing an entire evening's up-coming programming in one link. Click on her name to hear her talk about her career. The terse three-letter judgment NBQ (not broadcast quality) is the dread of producers. Click on her name or photograph to find out more about her. Jimmy Presented Top Club and the ITV Telethon in 1990 from Dundee. The BBC mainly use live announcers on its flagship television channels BBC One and BBC Two, and mainly use pre-recorded announcements on its digital channels (apart from BBC News and BBC Parliament, which do not use announcers at all). Colin went onto enjoy fame as the controversial DJ Scottie McLue. Barra Fitzgibbon More 4 //I rarely can make out the lyrics of songs these days.//. Daphne had announced for Border TV and Preseneted various programmes for HTV and BBC. Yes, its Debbie Russ who's been doing some shifts on Radio 4 in the last month. Until about 1990, BBC Radio 2 used continuity announcers (separate from newsreaders) for its weekend and evening output, but these have long disappeared. he should raid the airing cupboards and sofas to create a softening cocoon around himself. The mission of BBC radio studio managers has always been to produce as pure and consistent sound as possible. The continuity announcer was new to me. Yousaf is the party establishment's last hope of keeping all of . Rachael continued at Grampian for a short time and presented features for Scottish Passport she eventually moved to BBC in London as an announcer. BBC News provides television journalism to BBC One bulletins and the rolling news channels BBC World News and the BBC News Channel in the United Kingdom. Historically, BBC announcers mostly spoke with Received Pronunciation, but the range of accents heard has widened considerably in recent years, and the general tone has become more informal. Sky1 out-of-vision continuity is broadcast live in the evening with pre-recorded links broadcast during the day and overnight, largely voiced by long-serving announcer Claire Sturgess. Sadly Graham died in 2004. This clip. I said, "You have a presenter's presence. An announcer has to be far more subtle."" Struggling with the technical difficulties of chairing without being able to see the guests, Mason asked plaintively at one point: Er, is that Bim?. Paul O'Grady has expressed his "disappointment" with BBC Radio 2, saying "it's not what it was". Douglas now lives in Aberdeen and has written several books in Doric the dialect of Northeast Scotland. Also on this subject, Ben Shephard on Tipping Point,it's a whole lot betta and Rylan Clark -Neal,you're in the driving seat now Britun.Agh. Jimmy Spankiewas a Continuity Announcer, Reporter and Presenter. They articulate the personality of Radio 4 as much as any of the flagship programmes, or their household name presenters. His voice was also heard on BBC TV's The Weakest Link (2000-12) and on Apple's Siri app. Pauline Eyre In August 1997 Scottish Media Group merged with Grampian Television. Channel 5 use announcers on its network of stations; 5*, 5USA and Channel 5. Edit this page yourself. 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