Adrian Dickson
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Adrian Dickson 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 and Sub Zero as well as host non-children's programmes Top of the Pops
and its sister show Top of the Pops @ Play. In 2002 he went on to front and co-produce the UK Top 40 for the CBBC Channel
, a weekly rundown of the music charts. For radio, he presented shows for BBC Radio 3
and BBC 7
as well as independent local radio. Late in 2004 he became an international showbusiness reporter and producer for E! Entertainment Television.
Adrian hosted shows for Rapture TV
, was a continuity announcer for UKTV
and reported on London West End Theatre news for the Heathrow Express Train Service.
In 2005 he created a media production company which produces entertainment news shows for Britain's Channel 4
and websites worldwide. The company is also the market leader in creating presenter showreels.
Adrian is now the UK bureau chief for US channel ReelzChannel and also reports for Fox Television stations.
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
host.
He began his career after graduating from a Broadcast Journalism university degree course. His first television appearances were for CBBC
CBBC
CBBC is one of two brand names used for the BBC's children's television strands. Between 1985 and 2002, CBBC was the name given to all the BBC's programmes on TV for children aged under 14...
on BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
Television. He presented CBBC Presentation In Studio 9 and Sub Zero as well as host non-children's programmes Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. After 25 December 2006 it became a radio program, now hosted by Tony Blackburn...
and its sister show Top of the Pops @ Play. In 2002 he went on to front and co-produce the UK Top 40 for the CBBC Channel
CBBC Channel
CBBC is a BBC television channel aimed at 6 to 12 year olds. It complements the CBBC programming that continues to air on BBC One and BBC Two. Launched on 11 February 2002, it broadcasts from 7am to 7pm on Freeview, cable, IPTV and digital satellite, occupying the same bandwidth as, but a different...
, a weekly rundown of the music charts. For radio, he presented shows for BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 3 is a national radio station operated by the BBC within the United Kingdom. Its output centres on classical music and opera, but jazz, world music, drama, culture and the arts also feature. The station is the world’s most significant commissioner of new music, and its New Generation...
and BBC 7
BBC 7
BBC Radio 4 Extra, formerly known as BBC 7 and BBC Radio 7, is a British digital radio station broadcasting comedy, drama, and children's programming nationally 24 hours a day. It is the principal broadcasting outlet for the BBC's archive of spoken-word entertainment...
as well as independent local radio. Late in 2004 he became an international showbusiness reporter and producer for E! Entertainment Television.
Adrian hosted shows for Rapture TV
Rapture TV
Rapture TV was a previously free-to-air satellite television station operated from the United Kingdom, founded in 1997...
, was a continuity announcer for UKTV
UKTV
UKTV is a digital cable and satellite television network, formed through a joint venture between BBC Worldwide, a commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation, and Scripps Networks Interactive, spun off from The E.W Scripps Company in 2008...
and reported on London West End Theatre news for the Heathrow Express Train Service.
In 2005 he created a media production company which produces entertainment news shows for Britain's Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
and websites worldwide. The company is also the market leader in creating presenter showreels.
Adrian is now the UK bureau chief for US channel ReelzChannel and also reports for Fox Television stations.