https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debbie_Russ, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0hPgm_CBwM. It's always good to hear David Miles on Radio 4, very good broadcasting voice. ActorJames Copelandannounced for Grampian in the sixties. Anna moved to TVS in 1987 as an invision announcer and eventually joined LWT as a newsreader she went on to be one of the main anchors on London Tonight and London Today. Sarra Elgan His life, both privately and professionally, is in smithereens, but he has to keep R4 going. He was pursuing a degree in biology (hoping to spend the rest of his life in a white lab coat) when he fell in love with the radio station at his university, where he worked as a presenter. : After leaving Grampian in 1983 he went onto work for UTV and Central as a Director. Jimmy Presented Top Club and the ITV Telethon in 1990 from Dundee. Lynda Thomas In-vision presentation continues to be utilised during S4C's children strands, Cyw (for young children) and Stwnsh (for older children). Charlotte Green Charlotte Green was. On his radio programme on Friday he invites his listeners to phone in with details of what they're doing and urges them to drop the G as in drivin, decoratin, etc, this is also starting to creep into other announcers speech. Vaughan Savidge works for both Radio Four and Radio Three, as well as the World Service. BBC News employs many presenters and correspondents who appear across television, radio and contribute to BBC Online. Before arriving at Queens Cross in the late seventiesDavid Bennetthad announced for Anglia, ATV, HTV, and BBC 2. Pirate Radio DJ, Broadcaster, Voiceover Artist and Continuity Announcer. would come from Broadcasting House, rather than the originally advertised school in Dagenham, it was actually broadcast from the front room of presenter Chris Masons house in Charlton, south-east London. His listeners depend on him. He was given heaps of praise, with many taking to Twitter to thank him for his words. Between the late 1960s and circa 1980, many of the BBC's English regions provided their own continuity on weekday evenings, including in-vision presentation - particularly at closedown. But neutral accent? Continuity announcers played a much heavier role on the pre-1967 Home Service, Light Programme and Third Programme (and other services on the last-named's frequency). Natalie Jaque Mason, in contrast, sometimes sounded as if he was trapped in an under-stairs cupboard and shouting to be let out. "BBC does stand for British, doesn't it?" Guest82722 Posts: 10,019. She was dating her partner Arnold for 14 long years. www.sophieneville.co.uk/BEENIE/daphne.html. And we do, of course. Arlene left Grampian in 1993 to join BBC Scotland, she now presents on Forth 1. John had worked as a presenter and newsreader for LBC before joining the station. Jon Briggs TV also suffers an audible effect from the isolation rules, as, with few contributors allowed into studios, most guests speak with the Dalek undertone of Skype. A separate team of out-of-vision announcers present the station's overnight strand The Nightshift live each night. Lazy speech annoys me. Diana Speedreplaced Anna Maria Ashe in 1986. He continued to DJ for Northsound whilst working at Grampian and left the station in 1995. Read about our approach to external linking. In August 1997 Scottish Media Group merged with Grampian Television. The news has brought upset for many with the government commenting on the urgency of the matter - only to announce the news just six before Christmas. Tune in for a two hour show from London based Ghanaian and Jamaican broadcaster, voiceover actor and A&R Dan Blake. He was also the national host of the TV Times Awards and Miss United Kingdom on the ITV network (1970s and 1980s). Beth Evans She was the Scottish winner of GPOs Interflora competition Girl With The Golden Voice. But it was much needed on Saturday night, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson's announcement about Christmas in the UK. They describe changes to programmes and sometimes interrupt broadcasts with urgent news or apologies for faults. David had also worked for BBC Radio Leeds and was involved with Grampian Hospital Radio in Aberdeen. Kate Stephenson The crisis is also tough on cultural shows relying on showbiz listings for material. 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. Radio 4 Extra presenters and continuity announcers. Many thanks to Elizabeths husband John Rust for the Picture and Information. Clare Balding married her lesbian partner Alice Arnold in 2015. Tonyworked at Grampian in the late sixties he went on to announce for Granada and LWT and later returned to Radio. Similarly, BBC Radio 3 has downgraded the former role of its announcers in favour of a new style of presenter. Click on her photograph or name to find out more about her career. And so a new Service was begun, and a new tradition in announcing established. S4C used in-vision continuity throughout broadcast hours from launch in November 1982 until around 1991. Margaret Williams, Planed Plant Isla Paton They must be just as at ease with an off-the-cuff remark at the end of The Archers ends as they are when the station goes into technical meltdown leaving them as the only voice we can hear. Rachael Robertsonjoined Grampian in 1996 replacing Tracey Crawford she also Presented Wize Up. Beth Palmer 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. BBC Radio 4. UTV continuity is broadcast live during prime time, typically from 19:00 to 00:00. The live in-vision links were dropped after only a few months although live out-of-vision continuity during peak time returned in September 2011. I was on my way up to bed during the Shipping Bulletin and hoped to reach the bedroom radio before the end in order to hear her name but unfortunately I was just a couple of seconds too late! Why live announcers can make a difference. James had ambitions to become a TV Director and eventually left his announcing role to work behind the scenes at Grampian. Beth Palmer By August 1998 SMG restructured its broadcasting division. Sell This Version. Channel 4 Ashleigh Whitfield - BBC1 Live Continuity Announcer at BBC & Trainer, Coach, Mentor BBC3 Announcers - BBC | LinkedIn Ashleigh Whitfield BBC Continuity Announcer at BBC &. David always wished Grampian viewers a ginger peachy goodnight at closedown he left the station in 1983. Jeremy Vine is also guilty of sloppy speech with his Jan(uary) and Feb(ruary). Presently, the only national radio station to use continuity announcers is BBC Radio 4, where many of the announcing staff also act as newsreaders and also introduce the station's Shipping Forecast. he should raid the airing cupboards and sofas to create a softening cocoon around himself. It is produced by the Met Office and broadcast by BBC Radio 4 on behalf of the Maritime and Wikipedia, Media in Cornwall The media in Cornwall has a long and distinct history. Corrie Corfield presents news and handles continuity across Radio Four's range of output. 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! ActressDaphne Nevillejoined Grampian as a relief announcer/newsreader from April to July 1983. Awaiting photograph. This is all part of the BBC trying to be all things to all people. As pandemic continues, presenters are self-isolating with DIY broadcasting kits. Branwen Gwyn Rolant Prys Davies Former teacher and lecturerMargaret Donaldjoined Grampian as a continuity announcer and newsreader in 1980. John Hedges works freelance for Radio Four, as well as narrating films for television. Live from the BBC's Panorama studio, British presenter Richard Dimbleby exhorts the audience at home to note the time on the wall clock behind him. He left the station in 1985 and joined STV. Their voices would be clipped Received Pronunciation, quite different from chattier tone of current Radio 4 announcers. Announcer on Radio 4 1992-93, Radio 2 1992-97 and read the news overnight on Radio 1 1993-95. Barrie began his career as a student broadcaster he moved to BBC Radio then BBC TV in London as a network announcer. Co-hosting, counterintuitively, has gone solo. Related Content Radio 2 featured them until the 1980s on weekend and evening output, and Radio 3 used them too; pre-1967, these announcers had a significant contribution on the Home Service, Light Programme and Third Programme. June remained at Queens Cross until 1979 she never returned to announcing after the ITV strike but appeared on Grampians 21st Birthday show in 1982 and did a wee spot as the torry quine. The continuity announcer was new to me. Douglas Kynochwas the first voice of Grampian Television. Scott also Presented Wize Up for Grampian with Kate Fraser and Rachael Robertson and Under The Hammer with Fiona Armstrong. Christene Burnwas a continuity announcer at Grampian in 1973. He continued to DJ for Northsound whilst working at Grampian and left the station in 1995. Finally getting to use the systems and studios I helped to design, configure, test and launch. 24/05/20 - 22:02 #6. S4C If you have any comments about the Grampian Television Website pleaseget in touch. Gary went on to work for Clyde 1. - YouTube What started as a bit of Twitter banter between @DuncanNewmarch, one of the current on-air announcers on. London and other areas have been moved into the new Tier four, completely banning any meetings or bubbles over Christmas. Continuity announcers can also be found on digital and satellite channels, but most of these channels make use of pre - recorded announcements. Danny Cowan Tracey went on to join Granada as a Continuity Presenter. New!! David Vickery, Milkshake! She also presented Summer at Six, the summer edition of North Tonight. Prior to going on air in September 1961 a record was made of Douglas voicing the programmes that viewers could expect to see when the station launched. A second in-vision announcer, Moira MacDonald, was appointed in July 2009. Garry Nicholas Kemi Majeks No daytime continuity is provided, except for emergency situations. Click on his name or photograph to find out more about him. Click on her name or photograph to find out more about her. And, whereas male-female TV hosting duos have traditionally sat wedding-photo-close on their sofas, Rachel Burden and Ben Thompson, on Sundays BBC Breakfast, had enough space between them for a panoramic view of much of Salford. Syd Burke Welcome to the Digital Spy forums. In fact he might be anyway due to them doing it on BBC1. Vanessa Edwards Announcers BBC Radio 4: Chris Aldridge, Viji Alles, Chris Berrow, Ron . BBC Wales announcers also direct Wales Today news bulletins during breakfast, mid-afternoon and late night. Geraint Hardy Read more about Maggie on ourinterview sectionof the site. From then until 1994, this came from the main BBC1 continuity suite itself, referred to as "The Broom Cupboard" and introduced by various presenters including Phillip Schofield, Andy Crane and Andi Peters; Since then, it has come from larger, specialised studios. 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. for Saturday into Sunday. Marcus Bentley Registered in England. 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. Ingrams had polled the readers of The Oldie, of which he is editor, to discover which radio voices they liked least. Where did they find him? Nothing moves exactly zippily at Radio 4. Anna Maria Ashejoined Grampian as a continuity announcer/newsreader in 1983 she left the station in 1986 to work for BBC Scotland. Owain Gwynedd Overnight, UTV transmission is handed over to ITV1's overnight service. 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 . Lesley also Presented Wings and Things and Summer Scene On Saturday. Erica Longdon She married Ian Randerson a Grampian Transmission Controller and left Grampian in 1965. Click on her name to hear her talk about her career. Click on his name to hear him talk about his career. In 2000 Grampian defended its decision to drop the Saint Andrews flag ident the instantly- recognisable emblem which Grampian had carried since 1961 was to be replaced by a more modern dynamic image which reflected the region and its people. The view in front of the camera at the news desk. Contents 1 History 1.1 Timeline 1.2 Background 1.3 Telegraphy Wikipedia, History of BBC television idents The history of BBC television idents starts in the early 1950s, when idents were first used by the BBC to differentiate each of their channels and create separate identites for them. Continuity announcers can also be found on digital and satellite channels, but most of these channels make use of pre-recorded announcements. They also . 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". May 2020 - Apr 20211 year. Before arriving at Queens Cross he worked at HTV and Anglia as a Promo Producer. Most announcements broadcast on ITV are conducted live, while overnight announcements and occasional regional continuity on ITV1, and continuity for ITV2, ITV3 and ITV4 is often pre-recorded. All Rights Reserved. When I was chief announcer, there were people I turned down for the job of announcer because they were too big. Click on her name or photograph to find out more about her. Martin Buchanan Andrew Martin, an expert from the BBC Archives, described continuity announcements as "an essential part of television," which "actually tell us quite a lot about the style, the kind of attitudes of television in their particular era. Channel 5 has only used on-screen announcers as part of its children's strand, Milkshake!. Continuity announcers rarely make the headlines and when they do, it tends to be for verbal mishaps: Peter Jefferson using the F-word in a plug for the then Archive Hour, and leaving the BBC soon after, or Corrie Corfield referring to Gdansk as a "Polish shityard". The radio version also sent up Radio 4's continuity announcers, in particular how they come up with hilariously tenuous links between the programmes preceding and following them, often based on a pun. Later on LBC and Radio 5 Live. Neil later joined the BBC World Service as a producer and presenter of current affairs programmes. He currently reads the world news bulletins on the World Service. This clip. Whilst at the station Robin also Presented, Put It In Writing and the ITV Telethon. Contintinuity announcements for BBC television channels are broadcast from Red Bee Media in Ealing Cross, London, with regional continuity teams based in the regional broadcasting centres in Glasgow, Cardiff and Belfast providing links for the regional variations of BBC One and BBC Two. Characters and presenters from S4C's Cyw output occasionally appear as guest announcers. :o). Hid Headlight On A Moped? Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Born in Kingston, Jamaica he later moved to the island's central parish of Manchester where he was brought up. Steve Wright in particular, is trying his best to eradicate the letters T and G with his referral to this year as twenny twenny-one, other announcers are now starting to copy him. He started young though- as a teenager he use to be a presenter on children's TV in Wales. Charlotte Green was recently voted the best female voice on radio by readers of the Radio Times. Barrie joined the BBC in Leeds as an announcer /newsreader in 1979. Corrie Corfield presents news and handles continuity across Radio Four's range of output. Related Posts. All announcements come from Red Bee Media at White City Media Village in West London. He also presented the school series Oil, Granite, Bricks and Mortar, Wonder Weekly, Wings and Things and The Electric Theatre Show. David Vickery I have a high attention to detail when time managing projects, with a firm grasp of . 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. 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. Less successful performers become immured to delivering gags to no reaction, but, McPartlin and Donnelly were visibly and audibly thrown by the experience. "After this afternoon's news I had to rewrite a handful of scripts as they didn't seem appropriate. Her post was filled byJames Sleighwho had previously announced for STV. fumed one listener. Until Dec 2012 on BBC Radio Oxford. This 'has all to do', he says, with a machine called Vera, or Vision Electronic Recording Apparatus. n. (Broadcasting) a person on radio or television who makes linking announcements between programmes to give continuity to a television or radio broadcast channel. Maggie added the glamour when she officially opened the new Grampian Studios at Albany Road in Dundee in December 1979. Sadly Lyn died in 1982. Take a trip down memory lane and see if you remember the weel kent faces that graced Grampian screens for over three decades. Elizabeth Burnsfrom Saint Andrews was crowned Miss Scotland in 1962. Some of UTV's announcing staff also present late night and short news bulletins. 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. She remained at the station until June 1998 when Grampians presentation department was closed and continuity was moved to STV in Glasgow. Channel 4 employs continuity announcers on its network of stations; 4seven, Channel 4, E4, Film4 and More4. Later in the day, Nicky Campbell, hosting the BBC One ethical discussion show The Big Questions, lacked the usual studio audience, and his expert guests sat as far apart as if the topic for debate was extreme body odour. Chris Aldridge has been reading the news on Radio Four for the past six years. Aug 2020 - Oct 20222 years 3 months. Channel 5 use announcers on its network of stations; 5*, 5USA and Channel 5. Saturday 01 April 2006 00:00 Comments His voice has appalled and delighted Middle England's Radio 4 listeners in equal measure. Received pronunciation went out of the window years ago I'm afraid Dave. Yes, its Debbie Russ who's been doing some shifts on Radio 4 in the last month. Gordon joined TVS as an announcer in 1982 and then moved to Anglia as an announcer. A Gannett Company. It's crept into all areas. All announcements come from Channel 5's headquarters in London. James OHarawas a Continuity Announcer and Newsreader he left Grampian in the mid seventies and joined BBC Scotland where he announced and read the Scottish News in and out of vision. 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. Carol Bolt Fair Observer provides analysis and opinion on world news, politics, economics, business, culture, science, technology and more. Awaiting photograph. After leaving Grampian Douglas moved to BBC Scotland. Rory Morrison presents Radio Four's news bulletins and is a familiar voice across the network. The mission of BBC radio studio managers has always been to produce as pure and consistent sound as possible. Mason noted that he was surrounded by Duplo, BBC 5 lives Mark Chappers Chapman attributed his failure to answer a question to being outside telling the kids not to come in. An announcer has to be far more subtle."" What annoys me about Ritchie is he starts telling you what the problem is before telling you where it is so by the time you realise its is where you are heading its to late to remember what he said about it! John Darval Steve Wright in particular, is trying his best to eradicate the letters T and G with his referral to this year as twenny twenny-one, other announcers are now starting to copy him. Until about 1990, BBC Radio 2 used continuity announcers (separate from newsreaders) for its weekend and evening output, but these have long disappeared. Such production staff are taking a double hit. All Rights Reserved. A mention here for Nuneaton's Jim Lee - a friendly voice who crops up doing continuity and occasional newsreading on Radio 4, also heard on Radio 4 Extra. James had also worked as a broadcaster for the BBC. Rachel Darcy Future historians trying to capture the texture of the Covid-19 crisis in the UK should record the eery transformation in the way that TV and radio look and sound. On Radio 4 on Sunday morning, Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury presided over a service, alone in his chapel with no congregation. 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. Continuity on Radio 4 works like a hall in a house: it always leads us through to where we're going, yet you rarely linger there. This was the end of an era for the Grampian viewers as invision continuity announcers were no longer required. She then moved on to Present The Rogies and Romper Room. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here. Channel 5 Keith Harrison Kate Fraserthe only Grampian Announcer to join the SMG continuity team in Glasgow. Glenda Clwyd Whilst at the station Arlene also Presented Country Matters, Grampians part of the ITV Telethon, The River shown on the ITV network and the Hogmanay Show in 1988. CBBC and CBeebies continuity now airs from studios at MediaCityUK in Salford Quays - up until September 2011, CBBC presentation was broadcast from a small studio in the East Tower of BBC Television Centre while CBeebies presentation was pre-recorded at Teddington Studios. johnkHid Headlight On A Moped? 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