Dave Berry (presenter)
Encyclopedia
David "Dave" Berry is a British
TV and Radio presenter
from Charlton
, London
, England
. Currently working with ITV
and Capital London.
, French Connection
, Armani, Toni & Guy
and Charge Clothing, before moving into television presenting as a regular face on Nickelodeon UK
and gaining a BAFTA nomination for n-List
, in 2002 he became the main presenter of the signature MTV UK flagship progamme TRL UK
, which aired for three years, ending in December 2005. Whilst at MTV, he also hosted coverage of the annual MTV Europe Music Awards
.
From April 2005, he presented CD:UK
on ITV1
when Cat Deeley
left to present Stars in Their Eyes
. He was later replaced by Myleene Klass
, Lauren Laverne
and Johny Pitts
in September 2005. Since then he's worked on numerous projects for Channel 4
, including Football Anthems, HomeMade which aired for one series with guest show host Mark Boardman, I'm With The Band, Take Away My Takeaway and The Deadly Knowledge Show. In addition, Berry has hosted Channel 4 coverage of the music concerts Carling Live 24
, Vodafone TBA and V Festival
(2005 & 2006).
In 2006 he began hosting "The Deadly Knowledge Show" on Channel 4, a game show featuring students as contestants.
Other presenting work includes Only Fools on Horses on Three
, for BBC Three
, the documentary Sure Fans United for ITV1
The Brit Awards: Red Carpet/Party On for ITV2
. Make Me A Supermodel
(the live final), Pop City Live and Tsunami Aid
were all broadcast on Five.
Berry has appeared as a guest on Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
, Never Mind The Buzzcocks
, Big Brother's Little Brother, Loose Women
and Celebrity Juice
, and twice featured on MTV Cribs
. He's appeared regularly as a talking head on a number of celebrity based documentaries and has presented many Movie junkets.
Berry hosted the 2009 World Free Running Championships in Trafalgar Square on Saturday 15 August, covered by television stations in UK and US.
Berry was a showbiz reporter on ITV's This Morning
. He co-hosted the ITV2 coverage of the Isle of Wight Festival
in June 2010 and also presented the iTunes Festival on ITV2 in 2010 and 2011.
He presented The Beat Goes On for Channel 5 which begun on 24 August 2011.
and, from January 2007, had hosted his own show on London based Capital Radio on Saturday afternoons. Initially aired from 2-5pm, from 15 September, it moved to a later time of 4pm - 7pm. Come January 2008, it was reported Berry would join XFM
to present a show on Saturdays between 2pm and 6pm. Shortly afterwards, Dave progressed to XFM's drivetime programme transmitted every weekday afternoon from 3pm to 7pm. He presented at this time till 18 January 2010, when he then moved to the breakfast slot. On 3 April 2011 it was announced he would move back to Capital Radio (now known as Capital London), to present the weekend morning slots from the end of the month - leaving XFM. His final show on XFM was broadcast on 15 April 2011. Berry's current Capital London show features Buttons Sam, Posh Faye and Producer Ben (a radio producer). On 1 December 2011 it was announced he would replace Johnny Vaughan
on Capital Breakfast.
for ITV Mobile
- a music show available on mobile phones.
, in April 2011.
singer Heidi Range
since 2003. On 4 January 2010 it was announced that the couple got engaged on New Year's Eve
2009. Berry is a supporter of Charlton Athletic
. Berry has spoken on his radio show about being a fan of vintage computer games and Toby Jugs.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
TV and Radio presenter
Presenter
A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
from Charlton
Charlton, London
Charlton is a district of south London, England, and part of the London Borough of Greenwich. It is located east-southeast of Charing Cross. Charlton next Woolwich was an ancient parish in the county of Kent, which became part of the metropolitan area of London in 1855. It is home to Charlton...
, London
London
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, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Currently working with ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
and Capital London.
Career
Dave's first job was as a sales assistant at High Flyers men's fashion store (now closed down) in Greenwich, South East London, where he was top salesman for four years in a row (the previous highest record was three years, and until Berry set the new record the previous one had stood ever since 1970). He left his sales job in 1996 to manage another Greenwich-based fashion retailer, Bullfrogs Clothing. Around the turn of the century, Berry began his career modeling for high profile brands such as Ted BakerTed Baker
Ted Baker is a British clothing retail company, known for applying twists to its products, and has become a UK designer label through word of mouth rather than advertising.-History:...
, French Connection
French Connection
The French Connection was a scheme through which heroin was smuggled from Turkey to France and then to the United States. The operation reached its peak in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when it provided the vast majority of the illicit heroin used in the United States...
, Armani, Toni & Guy
Toni & Guy
- History :Toni & Guy is a global hairdressing and education business founded in London, United Kingdom in 1963 by brothers Giuseppe and Gaetano Mascolo. They were later joined by younger brothers Bruno and Anthony...
and Charge Clothing, before moving into television presenting as a regular face on Nickelodeon UK
Nickelodeon UK
Nickelodeon is a children's television channel available on Sky, Virgin Media, Smallworld Cable, TalkTalk TV and UPC Ireland in the United Kingdom and Ireland, including on demand on BT Vision. The channel was launched on 1 September 1993...
and gaining a BAFTA nomination for n-List
Television
After being a presenter on NickelodeonNickelodeon (UK & Ireland)
Nickelodeon is a children's television channel available on Sky, Virgin Media, Smallworld Cable, TalkTalk TV and UPC Ireland in the United Kingdom and Ireland, including on demand on BT Vision. The channel was launched on 1 September 1993...
, in 2002 he became the main presenter of the signature MTV UK flagship progamme TRL UK
TRL UK
TRL UK was a British version of the popular American Total Request Live which first aired in the states in 1998, however it was not brought to the UK until the last quarter of 2003....
, which aired for three years, ending in December 2005. Whilst at MTV, he also hosted coverage of the annual MTV Europe Music Awards
MTV Europe Music Awards
The MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Networks Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe. Originally beginning as an alternative to the American MTV Video Music Awards, the MTV Europe Music Awards is today a popular celebration of what MTV viewers consider...
.
From April 2005, he presented CD:UK
CD:UK
CD:UK was a British music television programme. Originally run in conjunction with SMTV Live, the programme was first aired on ITV on 29 August 1998 to rival the BBC's Live & Kicking and was the replacement for The Chart Show, which had been airing on the network for nine and a half years.In...
on ITV1
ITV1
ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...
when Cat Deeley
Cat Deeley
Catherine Elizabeth "Cat" Deeley is an English television presenter and model. Since 2006, Deeley has also been the host of So You Think You Can Dance in the United States, for which she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition...
left to present Stars in Their Eyes
Stars In Their Eyes
Stars in Their Eyes is a British television talent show that ran on Saturdays nights from 21 July 1990 until 23 December 2006 in which contestants impersonate showbiz stars...
. He was later replaced by Myleene Klass
Myleene Klass
Myleene Angela Quinn is an English singer, pianist, media personality and occasional model. She was formerly a member of the defunct British pop band Hear'Say.-Early life:...
, Lauren Laverne
Lauren Laverne
Lauren Cecilia Fisher , known professionally as Lauren Laverne, is an English radio DJ, television presenter, author and singer...
and Johny Pitts
Johny Pitts
Johny Pitts is a UK TV presenter, writer and photographer from Sheffield. He currently presents Escape from Scorpion Island, Roar and All Over the Place...
in September 2005. Since then he's worked on numerous projects for 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...
, including Football Anthems, HomeMade which aired for one series with guest show host Mark Boardman, I'm With The Band, Take Away My Takeaway and The Deadly Knowledge Show. In addition, Berry has hosted Channel 4 coverage of the music concerts Carling Live 24
Carling Live
Carling Live is a program of sponsorship and promotion of live music by Carling, who are the brewery most associated with live music in the UK. 2007 will be the 9th year that Carling has sponsored the Reading and Leeds Festivals...
, Vodafone TBA and V Festival
V Festival
The V Festival is an annual music festival held in England during the penultimate weekend in August. The event is held at two parks simultaneously which share the same bill; artists perform at one location on Saturday and then swap on Sunday. The sites are located at Hylands Park in Chelmsford and...
(2005 & 2006).
In 2006 he began hosting "The Deadly Knowledge Show" on Channel 4, a game show featuring students as contestants.
Other presenting work includes Only Fools on Horses on Three
Only Fools on Horses
Only Fools on Horses was a BBC reality television programme produced by Endemol UK. The show's name was a play on that of the sitcom Only Fools and Horses, and first aired on 7 July 2006. It featured twelve celebrities who performed equestrian events, with one celebrity being eliminated every day...
, for BBC Three
BBC Three
BBC Three is a television network from the BBC broadcasting via digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms. The channel's target audience includes those in the 16-34 year old age group, and has the purpose of providing "innovative" content to younger audiences, focusing on new talent...
, the documentary Sure Fans United for ITV1
ITV1
ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...
The Brit Awards: Red Carpet/Party On for ITV2
ITV2
ITV2 is a 24 hour, free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It was launched on 7 December 1998, and is available on digital television via satellite, cable, IPTV and terrestrial platforms. The channel has the...
. Make Me A Supermodel
Make Me a Supermodel (UK TV series)
Make Me a Supermodel is a British reality television modeling competition hosted and judged by New Zealander model Rachel Hunter, airing on the television channel Five. A U.S...
(the live final), Pop City Live and Tsunami Aid
Tsunami Aid
Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope was a worldwide benefit held for the tsunami victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake. It was broadcast on NBC and its affiliated networks of USA Network, Bravo, PAX, MSNBC, CNBC, Sci-Fi, Trio, Telemundo and other NBC Universal stations and was heard on any Clear...
were all broadcast on Five.
Berry has appeared as a guest on Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive is a British television show, first aired on BBC Three in July 2006. Devised by Paul Duddridge, it concerns the making of a comedy panel game show called Annually Retentive, themed around historical events, and hosted by Welsh comedian Rob Brydon...
, Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game television show with a pop music theme, currently without a permanent presenter. It stars Phill Jupitus and Noel Fielding as team captains. The show is produced by Talkback Thames for the BBC, and is usually aired on BBC Two...
, Big Brother's Little Brother, Loose Women
Loose Women
Loose Women is a British lunchtime television programme, first broadcast in 1999 on ITV. It consists of a panel of four women who interview celebrities and discuss topical issues, ranging from daily politics and current affairs, to celebrity gossip...
and Celebrity Juice
Celebrity Juice
Celebrity Juice is a British television comedy panel game show on ITV2 that has been airing since 24 September, 2008. The show is presented by Keith Lemon, with regular captains Holly Willoughby and Fearne Cotton, alongside regular panellist Rufus Hound...
, and twice featured on MTV Cribs
MTV Cribs
MTV Cribs and CMT Cribs, depending on which channel it airs, is a franchise reality television program that originated on the MTV Networks' MTV. It later aired on its CMT channel that features tours of the houses and mansions of celebrities. The first show aired September 2000...
. He's appeared regularly as a talking head on a number of celebrity based documentaries and has presented many Movie junkets.
Berry hosted the 2009 World Free Running Championships in Trafalgar Square on Saturday 15 August, covered by television stations in UK and US.
Berry was a showbiz reporter on ITV's This Morning
This Morning (TV series)
This Morning is a British daytime television programme broadcast on ITV. As of September 2011, its main presenters are Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, and Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes, with various other presenters standing in for illness or contributing to sections of the programme.The...
. He co-hosted the ITV2 coverage of the Isle of Wight Festival
Isle of Wight Festival
The Isle of Wight Festival is a music festival which takes place every year on the Isle of Wight in England. It was originally held from 1968 to 1970. These original events were promoted and organised by the Foulk brothers under the banner of their company Fiery Creations Limited...
in June 2010 and also presented the iTunes Festival on ITV2 in 2010 and 2011.
He presented The Beat Goes On for Channel 5 which begun on 24 August 2011.
Radio
He presented the Vodafone Live Hour on commercial radio networksIndependent Local Radio
Independent Local Radio is the collective name given to commercial radio stations in the United Kingdom. The same name is used for Independent Local Radio in Ireland.-Development of ILR:...
and, from January 2007, had hosted his own show on London based Capital Radio on Saturday afternoons. Initially aired from 2-5pm, from 15 September, it moved to a later time of 4pm - 7pm. Come January 2008, it was reported Berry would join XFM
Xfm
Xfm is a brand of two commercial radio stations focused on alternative music, primarily indie pop, and owned by Global Radio.-History:Xfm was created in London in 1992 by Sammy Jacob, who later co-founded NME Radio in 2008. Xfm subsequently expanded to a network of four stations; there are...
to present a show on Saturdays between 2pm and 6pm. Shortly afterwards, Dave progressed to XFM's drivetime programme transmitted every weekday afternoon from 3pm to 7pm. He presented at this time till 18 January 2010, when he then moved to the breakfast slot. On 3 April 2011 it was announced he would move back to Capital Radio (now known as Capital London), to present the weekend morning slots from the end of the month - leaving XFM. His final show on XFM was broadcast on 15 April 2011. Berry's current Capital London show features Buttons Sam, Posh Faye and Producer Ben (a radio producer). On 1 December 2011 it was announced he would replace Johnny Vaughan
Johnny Vaughan
Jonathan Randall Vaughan is an English broadcaster and journalist. Vaughan has become well known as a television and radio personality and has also built a reputation as a film critic. He co-presented Capital Breakfast alongside Lisa Snowdon on 95.8 Capital FM between 2004 and 2011...
on Capital Breakfast.
Mobile
Dave is also co-hosting The Hot DeskThe Hot Desk
The Hot Desk is a British music show hosted by Nicole Appleton, Melanie Blatt, Dave Berry and Emma Willis.The Hot Desk first appeared on ITV Mobile in November of 2007 and represented ITV Mobile's first made-for-mobile commission. It has recently been extended and, from 2008, is shown on ITV2.The...
for ITV Mobile
ITV Mobile
ITV Mobile is a British entertainment portal from ITV plc which is exclusive to mobile phones. It offers catch-ups and clips from ITV's soaps: Coronation Street and Emmerdale, ITV Sport and ITV's entertainment shows: This Morning and The X Factor...
- a music show available on mobile phones.
Journalism
Berry began to contribute to online men's lifestyle magazine BlokelyBlokely
Blokely is a men’s lifestyle pure play website based in the UK. An independent platform, it evolved from a blogging site, which focused mainly on grooming and style stories, to a web portal site with a constant run of in-depth features on entertainment, music, grooming, lifestyle and sport...
, in April 2011.
Personal life
Berry has been in a relationship with the SugababesSugababes
The Sugababes are an English pop girl group based in London, consisting of members Heidi Range, Amelle Berrabah and Jade Ewen. The Sugababes were formed in 1998 with founding members Siobhán Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan. Their debut album, One Touch, was released in 2000 under London...
singer Heidi Range
Heidi Range
Heidi India Range is an English singer, songwriter and member of the Sugababes. Range was an original member of girl group Atomic Kitten, although she left the group after two years of its formation with no album released...
since 2003. On 4 January 2010 it was announced that the couple got engaged on New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve is observed annually on December 31, the final day of any given year in the Gregorian calendar. In modern societies, New Year's Eve is often celebrated at social gatherings, during which participants dance, eat, consume alcoholic beverages, and watch or light fireworks to mark the...
2009. Berry is a supporter of Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
. Berry has spoken on his radio show about being a fan of vintage computer games and Toby Jugs.
External links
- Dave Berry on Capital Breakfast Weekends Capital