"the newly created BBC2. For most of his remaining years on the staff he worked out of Broadcasting House, where from time to time he stood in for Jack de Manio, presenting the popular ""Today programme"". Most of the time he was reporting on foreign news, often in France during the crisis over Charles de Gaulle and independence for Algeria. He covered the final talks for Algerian independence at Évian-les-Bains and was actually in Algiers on Independence Day. Tidmarsh had many more overseas assignments, including the revolt in Lebanon in June 1958 to overthrow Camille Chamoun, the two wars between"
"the team of John Timpson and Brian Redhead became established. Timpson had been critical of the content, style and professionalism of ""Today""—describing it once as ""not so much a programme, more a way of telling the time"" and being filled with ""eccentric octogenarians, prize pumpkins, and folk who ate lightbulbs and spiders"". In the late 1970s and early 1980s, under editors Ken Goudie and Julian Holland, ""Today"" made moves to broaden its appeal away from broadcasting a lot of national politics with London-centric bias. Presentation was split for a time between London, usually by John Timpson, and from Manchester, usually"
"by Brian Redhead. The objective was to make it more of a balanced, national programme. The on-air humour of the two presenters and the split of locations made the programme very popular and influential. Brian Redhead was quoted, ""If you want to drop a word in the ear of the nation, then this is the programme in which to do it."" This pairing lasted until Timpson's retirement in 1986. Other presenters during this period included Libby Purves in the late 1970s. John Humphrys and Sue MacGregor joined the rotating list of presenters in 1986. Peter Hobday who had first broadcast"
"presented in tandem with Robert Robinson and Brian Redhead among others, forming a popular partnership with the latter. Timpson became known as the more humorous of the two men with jocular asides like ""Insulation - Britain lags behind"" or ""Crash course for learner drivers"". From 1984 to 1987, he also presented the popular weekly radio show, ""Any Questions?"". He was generally perceived as something of a small-c conservative traditionalist and probably politically to the right of his colleague Brian Redhead. His experiences in broadcasting provided Timpson with material for several books: ""Today and Yesterday"" (1976), ""The Lighter Side of Today"""
"Brian Redhead Brian Leonard Redhead (28 December 1929 – 23 January 1994) was a British author, journalist and broadcaster. He was a co-presenter of the ""Today"" programme on BBC Radio 4 from 1975 until 1993, shortly before his death. He was a great lover and promoter of the city of Manchester and the North West in general, where he lived for most of his career. Redhead was born in Newcastle upon Tyne. He was the only child of Ernest Leonard Redhead, a silk screen printer and advertising agent, and his wife, Janet Crossley (née Fairley). He was educated at the"
"married second in 1947 in Chelsea, London, Loveday Elizabeth Matthews, a widow (née Abbott), (2 February 1917 - April 1999). Jack de Manio Giovanni Batista ""Jack"" de Manio MC and Bar (26 January 1914 – 28 October 1988) was a British journalist, best known as a radio presenter. He was the son of Jean and Florence de Manio. His father was an Italian aviator, who died in a flying accident before he was born; his mother was Polish. He attended Aldenham School. As a young man he worked as an invoice clerk and then as a waiter. He joined the"
"its loyal audience and allegations of ageism levied at the BBC, but he went on to present the ""World at One "". Bilingual in French and English, and competent in Italian, he has also contributed to French and French-Canadian television. Peter Hobday (presenter) Peter James Hobday (born 16 February 1937) was a presenter on the early-morning BBC Radio 4 programme ""Today"" throughout the 1980s until 1996. He was a close colleague of Brian Redhead and the two were a popular duo on the programme. He was the anchorman for the award-winning ""The Money Programme"" on BBC television. He helped launch"
"family, friends and co-workers gathered at Norwich Cathedral to celebrate his long and productive life and career. The speakers included the Director of BBC Radio and Music, Jenny Abramsky. John Timpson John Harry Robert Timpson OBE (2 July 1928 – 19 November 2005), was a British journalist, best known as a radio presenter. Born at Ridgeholme, 53 The Ridgeway, Kenton, Middlesex, he was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, a boys' independent school in Northwood, London. On leaving school he went straight into employment at the ""Wembley News"" as a sixteen-year-old cub reporter. After five years there and two years of"
"Jack de Manio Giovanni Batista ""Jack"" de Manio MC and Bar (26 January 1914 – 28 October 1988) was a British journalist, best known as a radio presenter. He was the son of Jean and Florence de Manio. His father was an Italian aviator, who died in a flying accident before he was born; his mother was Polish. He attended Aldenham School. As a young man he worked as an invoice clerk and then as a waiter. He joined the British Army and was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Royal Sussex Regiment in 1939 and during World War"
"former Emap Programme Director Colin Paterson in charge of news and programme output and former Scot FM Sales Director Peter Gillespie as Managing Director. The original talk107 presenter line-up consisted of Alex Bell, Susan Morrison, Mike Graham, Graham Stewart, Simon Pia, Heather Dee, Gordon Dallas, Micky Gavin, Barry Snedden, Ramsay Jones, Mark Woods, Colin Paterson (also Programme Director), Stephen Jardine and Alex Hastie. Shortly after launch, in March 2006, Mark McKenzie, Mark Judge and Adrian Allen were added to the weekend schedule. Respect politician George Galloway's presented a weekend shows for thestation which was later syndicate on sister station talkSPORT"
"and Mike Dickin. It failed to make sufficient revenue and in the late 1990s introduced sports output which increased. In 2000 the station changed its name to Talksport and almost all programming was of a sporting nature other than overnights and the mid-morning show. In March 2012, this 39-hour block of non-sporting content was axed from the station. The introduction of a new DAB multiplex enabled Talkradio to be relaunched on DAB on 21 March 2016. At launch, the station featured presenters Paul Ross, Julia Hartley-Brewer, Sam Delaney, Jon Holmes, Jonny Gould, George Galloway and Iain Lee across its weekday"
"In 1993, his health started to fail and he was in pain on his left side and leg. He was thought to need hip surgery, but in fact had a ruptured appendix which was leaking toxins, causing liver and kidney failure and other problems. He took leave from ""Today"" in early December, expecting to return after Christmas, but died in January 1994. Brian Redhead Brian Leonard Redhead (28 December 1929 – 23 January 1994) was a British author, journalist and broadcaster. He was a co-presenter of the ""Today"" programme on BBC Radio 4 from 1975 until 1993, shortly before his"
"of ITV's ""Gameshow Marathon"" hosted by Vernon Kay. The panelists this time were Bob Wilson, Fern Britton, Joe Pasquale, Holly Willoughby, Vic Reeves and Lorraine Chase. Yet another one-off edition of the programme was recorded, in aid of Comic Relief's ""24 Hour Panel People"", on 6 March 2011. The recording was broadcast live on the Red Nose Day website and, in an edited version, on BBC Three on 14 March. The panellists were Barbara Windsor, David Tennant, Stacey Solomon, David Walliams, George Lamb and Keith Harris & Orville. The contestants were Lee Ryan and Duncan James. Paul O'Grady returned as"
"John Timpson John Harry Robert Timpson OBE (2 July 1928 – 19 November 2005), was a British journalist, best known as a radio presenter. Born at Ridgeholme, 53 The Ridgeway, Kenton, Middlesex, he was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, a boys' independent school in Northwood, London. On leaving school he went straight into employment at the ""Wembley News"" as a sixteen-year-old cub reporter. After five years there and two years of national service in the Royal Army Service Corps, he married his wife Patricia née Whale in 1951 and moved to Norfolk. He then worked for the ""Eastern Daily Press"""
"John Gibson (political commentator) John David Gibson (born July 25, 1946) is an American radio talk show host. As of September 2008, he hosts the syndicated radio program ""The John Gibson Show"". Gibson was formerly the co-host of the weekday edition of ""The Big Story"" on the Fox News television channel. Gibson earned a BA from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. He began his reporting career with ""The Hollywood Reporter"" (1969–1972) and worked for Atlantic Records (1972–1974). Gibson worked for KFWB-AM (1974–1975) and KEYT-TV (1975–1977). At KCRA, he was a feature reporter on the ""Weeknight"" magazine show"
"Radio 4 topical conversation programme ""A Word in Edgeways"" for many years. He formed a partnership with fellow ""Today"" presenter John Timpson which lasted for over 10 years. Redhead and Timpson had a series of running jokes on the programme, including the mythical organisations ""The Friends of the M6"" (long-suffering motorists trapped in its frequent traffic jams) and ""The League of Pear-Shaped Men"" (of which he and Timpson were the principal members). His sense of humour often appeared in asides in the ""Today"" programme. Talking of a convoy moving at 3 mph, Redhead observed that was probably 3 mph faster"
"Jack Dee. The beginning of the third series saw the launch of a weekly podcast called ""The Apprenticast"", and a radio programme on BBC Five Live, both hosted by former ""Blue Peter"" presenter Richard Bacon and running for thirty minutes. Both programmes featured former candidates being questioned by members of the public, comedians, and those who work in business. Some critics have described Bacon's performance as better than that of Adrian Chiles, who presented the similar, but television-based, programme """" For the 2009 series, an independent weekly podcast was also released, hosted by first series contestant James Max, in conjunction"
"Kelvin MacKenzie, purchased Talk Radio. This led to a mass clearout of presenters including Nick Abbot, Anna Raeburn, Tommy Boyd and Peter Deeley, with them putting in place a more sports oriented programming schedule, including The Sportszone with Alan Parry, Gary Newbon, Tony Lockwood, Tom Watt, and former Century Radio sports editor Dave Roberts presenting the weekend edition of The Sports Breakfast. In late 1999, TalkCo, rebranded as The Wireless Group, announced a relaunch of Talk Radio to become the UK's first national commercial sports radio station called Talksport. The relaunch occurred at midnight on 17 January 2000 and was"
"rock band Maroon 5's 2011 single ""Moves like Jagger"". Parkinson was interviewed by Jeremy Clarkson on ""Top Gear Season 12"", Episode 1. Michael Parkinson Sir Michael Parkinson (born 28 March 1935) is an English broadcaster, journalist and author. He presented his television talk show, ""Parkinson"", from 1971 to 1982 and from 1998 to 2007, as well as other talk shows and programmes both in the UK and internationally. He has also worked in radio broadcasting. He has been described by ""The Guardian"" as ""the great British talkshow host"". Parkinson, or ""Parky"" as he is known, was born in the village"
"fake video has had a ""personal"" impact upon him. John Gibson (political commentator) John David Gibson (born July 25, 1946) is an American radio talk show host. As of September 2008, he hosts the syndicated radio program ""The John Gibson Show"". Gibson was formerly the co-host of the weekday edition of ""The Big Story"" on the Fox News television channel. Gibson earned a BA from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. He began his reporting career with ""The Hollywood Reporter"" (1969–1972) and worked for Atlantic Records (1972–1974). Gibson worked for KFWB-AM (1974–1975) and KEYT-TV (1975–1977). At KCRA, he"
"than they were moving on the M25 motorway that morning. When working the same slot as John Humphrys, he gleefully reported that Humphrys had turned up for work on his day off (probably before 6.00am) and was livid. On another occasion, he reported that the weather would be ""brighter in the north than the south, like the people"". Sue MacGregor and Peter Hobday were also co-presenters, and the team was celebrated in 1987. During his time on the ""Today"" programme, Redhead was accused of political bias by Conservative Chancellor Nigel Lawson, and in reply enquired ""Do you think we should"
"Adrian is now the UK bureau chief for US channel ""ReelzChannel"" and also reports for ""Fox Television"" stations. Adrian Dickson Adrian Dickson (born 1977) is a South-African born British television and radio host. He began his career after graduating from a Broadcast Journalism university degree course. His first television appearances were for CBBC on BBC Television. He presented CBBC Presentation In ""Studio 9 he also become the sole presenter for BBC Choice children's strand CBBC on Choice in November 2000 "" and ""Sub Zero"" as well as host non-children's programmes ""Top of the Pops"" and its sister show Top of"
"on the 'over 90s' show on BBC TV ""Parkinson"" in 1978 aged 95 alongside Rt Honourable Manny Shinwell MP and the playwright Ben Travers CBE. Julian Henry is great-nephew of Arthur Mann, war correspondent for the ""Washington Post"", ""New York Times"" and the radio broadcaster the Mutual Broadcasting Company. Mann was one of the few reporters to publish reports from both WW1 and WW2 from bases in Europe, a contemporary of Edward Murrow and Richard Dimbleby. Mann became well known across America during the 1940s through his weekly reports from the London Blitz. He is the brother of copywriter Susie"
"Talkradio Talkradio (styled as talkRADIO) is a national talk radio station in the United Kingdom, which was launched on 21 March 2016. Owned by Wireless Group, it is the sister station of national stations TalkSport (itself originally known as Talk Radio), TalkSport 2 and Virgin Radio UK. The original Talk Radio started in February 1995 using the AM wavelengths previously occupied by BBC Radio 1 (1053 / 1089 kHz). It saw a number of different presenters host shows in its first two years but settled down to a regular schedule with presenters such as Scott Chisholm, Anna Raeburn, Tommy Boyd"
"and David O'Doherty. The Jon Richardson Show The Jon Richardson Show was a weekly radio show on BBC 6 Music, which was created due to the departure of Russell Howard from ""The Russell Howard Show"", which Jon Richardson co-hosted with Russell. The show was broadcast on Sundays from 10am to 1pm. It was co-hosted by Matt (""Fordie"") Forde, who usually joined Jon at 12noon. On Sunday 7 February 2010, Richardson announced that after three and a half years on 6 Music, he would be leaving the station after the 7 March show. He said he didn't want ""to get typecast"
"Radio City Talk has made a number of changes to its format during its history. The original team of presenters on the station included actors Margi Clarke and Dean Sullivan, horse racing commentator Paul Jacobs, football personalities Ian St John and John Aldridge, broadcaster Kim Hughes, veteran talk show hosts Pete Price and Roy Basnett, and newspaper journalists Larry Nield and Brian Reade. Trisha Goddard also hosted a Sunday evening show called ""Talk to Trisha"", broadcast down-the-line from the presenter's home in Norwich. Regular news, sport and business bulletins were broadcast, as well as lifestyle, celebrity and comedy features. In"
"Adrian John Adrian John (born c. 1955) is a British Radio disc jockey. John started his broadcasting career as a disc jockey on the QE2 Liner. In 1983 he moved to BBC Radio 1, where he hosted the early morning show, succeeding Mike Smith in this slot. On television he hosted episodes of Top of the Pops and toured with the other presenters on the Radio 1 Roadshow. He left Radio 1 in 1989 and Jakki Brambles fulfilled the role as early morning show host. After leaving Radio 1, John went to host an afternoon show on BBC Radio Kent."
"personages from all genres of entertainment. The interviews are punctuated with music from artists from the '80's through today. The show used to contain a weekly fitness tip from Todd Howard, star of Spike TV's Worlds Worst Tenants, and also a special segment with Rock legend Carmine Appice, former drummer for Rod Stewart, Ozzy Osbourne, and Vanilla Fudge. He is currently the drummer of The Rascals. The radio show became a podcast in 2016, and it is hosted on soundcloud. Guests have included Nick Searcy, John Moyer of Disturbed, Ambassador Scott Brown and more. Ric Savage Frank Huguelet (born June"
"been broadcast since 1998. It developed out of BBC Radio 4's previous daily arts programme ""Kaleidoscope"", which ran from 1973 to 1998. It is broadcast each week day between 7.15 pm and 7.45 pm and has a podcast available for download. Podcasts consisted of weekly highlights until September 2011, but have been full daily episodes since. The programme's presenters include Samira Ahmed, John Wilson, Stig Abell and Kirsty Lang. Former presenters include Francine Stock (1998–?) and Mark Lawson (1998–2014). In 2013, Tracey Emin presented, for a brief while, a series on the programme where people discussed their favourite piece of"
"Brian Henderson (television presenter) Brian Weir Henderson AM (born 15 September 1931) is a retired Gold Logie winning Australian radio and television personality and pioneer known for his long association with the Nine Network in Australia as a television news anchor and variety show presenter, as host of the Australian version of the US music program ""Bandstand"". Henderson was born in New Zealand and is nicknamed ""Hendo"". Henderson hosted the Australian version of ""Bandstand"" from 1958 until 1972. Henderson also holds the record for the longest-serving television news presenter, having read either the weekend or the weeknight news on Sydney"
"Garry Richardson Garry Richardson (born 1957) is a British radio presenter. He presents the Sunday morning sports programme ""Sportsweek"" on BBC Radio 5 Live and is also a sports presenter on the weekday morning ""Today"" show on BBC Radio 4. Garry Richardson began his broadcasting career with BBC Radio Oxford. He had previously been a youth player at Reading and Southampton football clubs but quickly realised that he was unlikely to become a professional footballer. He gave his first sports report on national radio in 1981 as a 'cub' reporter, introduced by ""Today""'s co-presenter Brian Redhead for the match between"
"(later going to LBC and now BBC World Service Editor), Tim Wyatt, Gerry Radcliffe, Will Venters (later going to YTV) and Christa Ackroyd (a former presenter on Yorkshire Television's Calendar and later BBC Look North), . Other early Pennine staff included Frazer Hines, Ian Scott (formally from Piccadilly Radio's late show 1978/1979, who went on to broadcast under his real name Ian Hutchinson (Hutch) on BBC Radio Jersey), Brian McSharry, Paul Kaye, Mike Boothroyd, Louise Esplin, Venessa Hill, Paul Owens, Dave Gregory, Terry Davies (presented breakfast around the turn of the 1980s and left for Essex Radio), Paul Fairburn (took"
"over on breakfast from Terry and continued until leaving for (Red Rose), Nick Risby (later going to Radio Broadland), Bob Preedy (later Radio Hallam, Aire, Tees, Magic 828, BBC Leeds, Humberside, York, YTV continuity announcer) Alan Ross (later going to CBC which would become Red Dragon FM) but return in summer 1986 for afternoons and then breakfast). Richard Horsman spent 20 years at Pennine as a producer and presenter of 'Chips', a show for computer enthusiasts. He was also News Editor in the 1990s and is now at the Centre for Journalism Leeds Trinity University College. Roger Kirk presented on"