Actor turned ITV presenter Charles Foster has died.. Charles, who previously featured in both Coronation Street and Emmerdale, was the face of Granada TV from the 1970s through to the 1990s. Sadly Elizabeth died on February 27th 2009. Clare Balding married her lesbian partner Alice Arnold in 2015. Kate Fraserreplaced Arlene Stuart in 1993. In fact he might be anyway due to them doing it on BBC1. But these voices are a low-key constant; a rarely changing and vital point of connection. 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. 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. Click on his name or photograph to find out more about him. Tom Sandars - BBC Radio 4 continuity announcer - BBC Radio 4 | LinkedIn Tom Sandars Continuity Announcer, Newsreader, Arts Reporter, Voiceover United Kingdom 227 followers. Naomi Wilkinson He also presented the school series Oil, Granite, Bricks and Mortar, Wonder Weekly, Wings and Things and The Electric Theatre Show. Leusa Mererid (out of vision) Before home-hosting Any Answers? Take a trip down memory lane and see if you remember the weel kent faces that graced Grampian screens for over three decades. Danny Cowan Channel 5 use announcers on its network of stations; 5*, 5USA and Channel 5. This clip demonstrates that each voice is unique through a compilation of voice samples taken from news briefing/bulletins, the shipping forecast, closedown, general continuity between programmes and even continuity during the loss of programme!2014 UPDATE: Zoe Diamond leaves R4; Jane Steel now reads the news2015 UPDATE: Carolyn Brown, Arlene Fleming and Steve Urquhart leave R42018 UPDATE: Arlene Fleming returns to R4Please watch the 2015 compilation: https://youtu.be/66qmvjezYjw 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). 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". Leader Instruments Corporation will demonstrate Leader and PHABRIX products during the April 2023 NAB Show in a combined product display centered on their respective . Grampians presentation department was closed in June 1998. 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). 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. February 16th 1985 marks the first showing of An American Werewolf In London (my all time favorite movie) on British TV, and just three days . It's crept into all areas. Stuart McWilliam All Rights Reserved. James had ambitions to become a TV Director and eventually left his announcing role to work behind the scenes at Grampian. 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. Notable continuity announcers and newsreaders Announcers carry out the following duties from Broadcasting House: Provide links (or junctions) between programmes Read trails for programmes Children's presentation is produced by the independent production companies Boomerang (Planed Plant/Cyw in-vision links) and Cwmni Da (Cyw). In 2006 Neil joined Radio 4 as a continuity announcer where he now frequents the late evening shifts - his preferred time of day. Beth Palmer Lynsey Young, Ali Ballantyne Did anyone listen to the final programmes on Saturday evening/Sunday morning 9/10 February on Radio 4? Scott also Presented Wize Up for Grampian with Kate Fraser and Rachael Robertson and Under The Hammer with Fiona Armstrong. Lyn remained at Queens Cross until 1979 and never returned after the ITV strike. You can visit Maggies website atwww.maggiepalmer.biz. An announcer has to be far more subtle."" By August 1998 SMG restructured its broadcasting division. And so a new Service was begun, and a new tradition in announcing established. The continuity announcer was new to me. 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. 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. Paul O'Grady has expressed his "disappointment" with BBC Radio 2, saying "it's not what it was". It's. Jimmy Presented Top Club and the ITV Telethon in 1990 from Dundee. During the 1980s and 1990s, many regional companies abandoned the use of in-vision continuity announcers: The only ITV companies which have never used in-vision continuity are Carlton Television (London) and Westcountry Television, who both began broadcasting in January 1993. Duncan reached out to the nation in the wake of new lockdown rules and tiers being brought into the UK from Sunday. 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. Olga Hubicka, Veronica Hyks The material on the site is the copyright of STV and we will comply with requests to remove anything which is offensive to STV and anyone featured on the site. Since 2003, continuity announcements for BBC television channels are broadcast from Red Bee Media's Broadcast Centre in White City, 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. Charlotte Green Charlotte Green was recently voted the. Vaughan Savidge works for both Radio Four and Radio Three, as well as the World Service. The only other time Ive heard a holder of that post speaking with such a cold stone echo was Thomas Beckets soliloquies in a production of TS Eliots Murder in the Cathedral performed in a church. Radio 4s Saturday Live was presented by the Rev Richard Coles in his rectory, and Aasmah Mir in her house. Intriguingly, Anand also revealed that she had set up a home studio with every pillow and cushion in the house for soundproofing. Sabrina Farley Gareth Delve (in-vision) And now over to Richie for the most sincere traffic, travel and laugh you ever heard. As pandemic continues, presenters are self-isolating with DIY broadcasting kits. 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. Until about 1990, BBC Radio 2 used continuity announcers (separate from newsreaders) for its weekend and evening output, but these have long disappeared. Glenda Clwyd Maggie Palmerjoined Grampian Television as a continuity announcer and newsreader after the ITV strike in 1979. 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. For the duration of the emergency, they are going to have to accept a lot of NBQ. BBC Radio 4. Konnie Huq Is he the one you're thinking of, dave? John Last Similarly, BBC Radio 3 has downgraded the former role of its announcers in favour of a new style of presenter. Diana Presented the Grampian optout of the ITV Telethon in 1990 and 1992. Continuity was to be made from SMG headquarters in Glasgow out of vision initially voiced over the Saint Andrews Flag Ident. He commented: "Thank you for the kind comments about my line into the @bbcstrictly final. I said, "You have a presenter's presence. The crisis is also tough on cultural shows relying on showbiz listings for material. The standard of their announcers and presenters has dropped steadily over the past few years. Alun Ceri Jones "The role of the Radio 4 announcer is to be the listeners' friend," suggests announcer Chris Aldridge. She also presented Summer at Six, the summer edition of North Tonight. He continued to DJ for Northsound whilst working at Grampian and left the station in 1995. Born in Kingston, Jamaica he later moved to the island's central parish of Manchester where he was brought up. I've only seen Owain persenting the weather. Channel 4 employs continuity announcers on its network of stations; Channel 4, E4, Film4 and More4. Loose Ends on Radio 4 included an interview with a dramatist about a play that had just ended because of the closure of the theatres, and a chat with a performer about a show that was supposed to be touring the UK at the moment. Continuity (broadcasting) Continuity or presentation is a term used in broadcasting, especially in the United Kingdom (see Continuity announcers in the United Kingdom), to refer to announcements, messages and graphics played by the broadcaster between specific programmes Wikipedia, The Rutles Origin London, England Genres Parody, comedy rock, pop rock Years active 19751978, 19961997, 2002 Labels Warner Bros., Rhino, Virgin Wikipedia, The Brian Conley Show Format Comedy Presented by Brian Conley Starring Fern Britton (1992 1993) John Sachs (1993 1995) Country of origin Wikipedia, Maura Currie Senior Announcer Director is a broadcaster and continuity announcer for BBC Scotland Maura Currie (formerly McManus) joined BBC Scotland in the mid 1990 s as a bi media continuity announcer, working on BBC Radio Scotland reading news bulletins Wikipedia, Shipping Forecast The Shipping Forecast is a four times daily BBC Radio broadcast of weather reports and forecasts for the seas around the coasts of the British Isles. Kate Moon As the praise kept coming in, he took to his profile to thank everyone for their kind words. More 4 World Service overnight News - and then this weekend Radio 4 Continuity and reading the shipping bulletin. Kennedy Thomsontaught speech and drama before joining Grampian in 1970 as a continuity announcer and newsreader. The Last Days Of Saigon. SMG took over Grampian in 1997 and it was decided that continuity would be centralised and come from Glasgow. Colin Lamontarrived at Queens Cross in 1984 as an announcer/newsreader. 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. Anni Llyn See all Radio Presenter salaries to learn how this stacks up in the market. Gary was freelance and continued to work at Northsound. Alun Williams, Planed Plant Bach (now Cyw) After the PM's announcement, some of tonight's lines (written yesterday) just didn't work so I had some last-minute rewrites. Mason, in contrast, sometimes sounded as if he was trapped in an under-stairs cupboard and shouting to be let out. Their job is precisely not to hog the airwaves, but to take us by the hand to the next programme. Yousaf is the party establishment's last hope of keeping all of . LINKS: STV | TV 50 | TV ARK | The TV Room | t|v|a : TV Archive. In August 1997 Scottish Media Group merged with Grampian Television. Both Any Questions? Kay eventually went freelance and left Grampian in 1992 she is now a Drama Teacher in Aberdeen. She remained at the station until June 1998 when Grampians presentation department was closed and continuity was moved to STV in Glasgow. Former Archers actorGraham Robertsannounced for Grampian in the sixties he also announced at Yorkshire TV. Barrie joined the BBC in Leeds as an announcer /newsreader in 1979. Maggie now lives and works in Austrailia she is an Author, Artist and Poet. Keith Harrison 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. Their work normally goes unremarked - but Alistair McGowan's new radio comedy, Continuity, focuses on the voices who hold R4 together, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, Alistair McGowan: speaking volumes about Radio 4. Jane . Glen Allen David MacLeod Veteran announcer Peter Donaldson, quoted in Simon Elmes's wonderful And Now on Radio 4, concurs: "We're not presenters. See more Peter Jefferson (radio) Peter Jefferson (born May 1945)John Plunkett The Guardian, 15 September 2009 is a former BBC Radio 4 continuity announcer. Co-hosting, counterintuitively, has gone solo. 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. Lucy Sassoon Since Carolyn Brown began reading Radio Four News, she has had to break one of the most difficult stories to face any presenter. All announcements come from Red Bee Media at White City Media Village in West London. 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. Fair Observer provides analysis and opinion on world news, politics, economics, business, culture, science, technology and more. 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. They describe changes to programmes and sometimes interrupt broadcasts with urgent news or apologies for faults. May 2020 - Apr 20211 year. He told him: "Thanks Scott. 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. A separate team of out-of-vision announcers present the station's overnight strand The Nightshift live each night. John Livesey Continuity announcers can also be found on digital and satellite channels, but most of these channels make use of pre - recorded announcements. London and other areas have been moved into the new Tier four, completely banning any meetings or bubbles over Christmas. 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. There is an understanding that the majority of contributions to should be in quality (from a studio or broadcast-quality phone line) rather than on mobiles or Skype. A separate team of out-of-vision announcers present the station's overnight strand The Nightshift live each night. Her post was filled byJames Sleighwho had previously announced for STV. Channel 4 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. His life, both privately and professionally, is in smithereens, but he has to keep R4 going. All announcements come from Red Bee Media in White City, London. Trevor Nicholls Martyn Geraint Off air photo taken by me on a visit to the studio in 1984. He was given heaps of praise, with many taking to Twitter to thank him for his words. James had also worked as a broadcaster for the BBC. Announcer on Channel 4, Sky Movies. Shortly thereafter Neil left Jamaica and worked as a newsreader and reporter on radio networks in the Dutch Caribbean. For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ. Thursday 9th to Sunday 12th February - talkSPORT 2 Russell Hargreaves (Thu to Sat) and Alex Irons (Sun) presented PGA Tour Live Golf: WM Phoenix Open TPC Scottsdale, Arizona - Earl Forcey, Mark Zecchino, Fred Albers, Bill Rosinski and Mark Wilson (commentary, as PGA Tour Radio) Coverage went out between 7pm-1am on Thursday, 10.10pm-1am on Friday, 7pm-1.05am on Saturday and 6-11.10pm on Sunday. Continuity announcers can also be found on digital and satellite channels, but most of these channels make use of pre-recorded announcements. 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