Emma B
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Emma Boughton grew up in Canada
and as a teenager in Birmingham
, England
.Better known as Emma B, she is a radio presenter in the UK. She became known as Emma B when she worked for Creation Records
. Emma graduated from the University of Exeter
with a BA in English and Drama, staying on as a sabbatical officer organising all the live events and skiing competitively for the university. She came 7th in the giant slalom in the British university championships.
with Timmy Mallett
. She worked at Radio Caroline
(at Bristol dock) before writing articles for media magazines, which included Kerrang!
. She also presented a daily children's show along with Timmy Mallet at Radio Oxford, where she was called Susan Zinc!
in April 1998, firstly presenting an Early Saturday morning show from 4–7am. In 1999, she took over the Saturday afternoon show from 1–3pm alongside Sara Cox
and the Sunday night/Monday morning overnight slot from 1–4am. In addition to that, in January 2000, she co-presented the Sunday Surgery show, alongside Dr. Mark Hamilton
every Sunday evening from 9–11pm. Sunday Surgery has dealt with social and health problems including sex, drugs, poverty and crime. She won 4 Sonys for the show and has been singled out as having saved lives through that show.
In September 2001, Emma took over Saturday Breakfast from 7–10am as well as the Sunday Surgery show. She continued with Saturday Breakfast until late 2003.
From 2004–2005, Emma also cropped up on BBC 6 Music
, filling in for various presenters such as Liz Kershaw
, Gideon Coe
, Vic McGlynn
and Jane Gazzo
.
She has also presented Top of the Pops
for the BBC World Service
.
in early 2005 and in August 2005 joined London's Heart 106.2
, presenting a Sunday evening show from 7-10pm. She then took over the weekday drivetime show alongside fellow DJ Greg Burns, and then moved to the 4-7pm slot alone. Emma's show was the first female solo show to ever take the number one spot on the drivetime slot in the London area. During her time at Heart she has also occasionally presented shows for its sister station LBC as well as the BBC's Five Live service. She left Heart at the end of July 2009 to move with her family to Ibiza.
It was reported on 14 March 2011 that Emma will host a Sunday afternoon show on Smooth Radio from 27 March.
.
and "Hype" on BBC Choice
. She also appears on GMTV
from time to time.
Emma B also narrated a few series of ITV
's Club Reps
, which was made by STV Productions (then known as "SMG TV Productions").
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and as a teenager in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, 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...
.Better known as Emma B, she is a radio presenter in the UK. She became known as Emma B when she worked for Creation Records
Creation Records
Creation Records was a British independent record label headed by Alan McGee. Along with Dick Green and Joe Foster, McGee founded Creation in 1983. The label lasted until its demise in 1999. The name came from the 1960s band The Creation , whom McGee greatly admired. McGee, Green and Foster were...
. Emma graduated from the University of Exeter
University of Exeter
The University of Exeter is a public university in South West England. It belongs to the 1994 Group, an association of 19 of the United Kingdom's smaller research-intensive universities....
with a BA in English and Drama, staying on as a sabbatical officer organising all the live events and skiing competitively for the university. She came 7th in the giant slalom in the British university championships.
Early career
Her first experience with radio was at the age of 7 as part of a drama on BBC Radio OxfordBBC Radio Oxford
BBC Radio Oxford is the BBC Local Radio station for the English county of Oxfordshire, broadcasting on 95.2 FM via the Oxford transmitter and online. The station broadcasts live from the BBC's Summertown studios in Oxford between 5am and 7pm each weekday, for over 13 hours on Saturdays & 19 hours...
with Timmy Mallett
Timmy Mallett
Timmy Mallett is a TV presenter and broadcaster in the UK. He achieved cult status on BBC Radio Oxford and Manchester's Piccadilly Radio and later on TV-am...
. She worked at Radio Caroline
Radio Caroline
Radio Caroline is an English radio station founded in 1964 by Ronan O'Rahilly to circumvent the record companies' control of popular music broadcasting in the United Kingdom and the BBC's radio broadcasting monopoly...
(at Bristol dock) before writing articles for media magazines, which included Kerrang!
Kerrang!
Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on June 6, 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper...
. She also presented a daily children's show along with Timmy Mallet at Radio Oxford, where she was called Susan Zinc!
BBC
Emma joined BBC Radio 1BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
in April 1998, firstly presenting an Early Saturday morning show from 4–7am. In 1999, she took over the Saturday afternoon show from 1–3pm alongside Sara Cox
Sara Cox
Sara Cox , known as "Coxy", is an English TV presenter and radio DJ, most well known for presenting the breakfast show on BBC Radio 1 between 2000 and 2003...
and the Sunday night/Monday morning overnight slot from 1–4am. In addition to that, in January 2000, she co-presented the Sunday Surgery show, alongside Dr. Mark Hamilton
Dr. Mark Hamilton
Mark Hamilton is a physician and broadcaster. He is presenter of How Long Will You Live? on RTÉ One and former presenter of The Sunday Surgery on BBC Radio 1.-Education and medical training:...
every Sunday evening from 9–11pm. Sunday Surgery has dealt with social and health problems including sex, drugs, poverty and crime. She won 4 Sonys for the show and has been singled out as having saved lives through that show.
In September 2001, Emma took over Saturday Breakfast from 7–10am as well as the Sunday Surgery show. She continued with Saturday Breakfast until late 2003.
From 2004–2005, Emma also cropped up on BBC 6 Music
BBC 6 Music
BBC 6 Music is one of the BBC's digital radio stations, was launched on 11 March 2002 and originally codenamed Network Y. It was the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years....
, filling in for various presenters such as Liz Kershaw
Liz Kershaw
Liz Kershaw is a UK radio broadcaster.-Early career:The elder sister of fellow broadcaster and world music exponent Andy Kershaw, she began her career as a pop journalist for the Yorkshire Post before joining Leeds station Radio Aire, where her brother also worked for a time.While in Leeds, she...
, Gideon Coe
Gideon Coe
Gideon "The Guv'nor" Coe is a radio DJ, presenter, sportscaster, voiceover artist and journalist.Coe was one of the child presenters of the BBC 1 children's programme "Why Don't You?"....
, Vic McGlynn
Vic McGlynn
Victoria Claire McGlynn, known as Vic McGlynn, is an English radio presenter and disc jockey ....
and Jane Gazzo
Jane Gazzo
Jane Gazzo is an Australian television presenter, radio presenter, performance and club DJ, television personality, voice artist, and music journalist....
.
She has also presented 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...
for the BBC World Service
BBC World Service
The BBC World Service is the world's largest international broadcaster, broadcasting in 27 languages to many parts of the world via analogue and digital shortwave, internet streaming and podcasting, satellite, FM and MW relays...
.
Heart 106.2
Emma eventually quit Radio 1BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
in early 2005 and in August 2005 joined London's Heart 106.2
Heart 106.2
Heart 106.2 is an Independent Local Radio station based in London and is owned by Global Radio as part of the Heart Network.On 25 June 2007 it was announced that Heart along with its sister stations The Arrow, Sky News Radio, LBC and Galaxy were to be sold for £170 million to Global Radio from...
, presenting a Sunday evening show from 7-10pm. She then took over the weekday drivetime show alongside fellow DJ Greg Burns, and then moved to the 4-7pm slot alone. Emma's show was the first female solo show to ever take the number one spot on the drivetime slot in the London area. During her time at Heart she has also occasionally presented shows for its sister station LBC as well as the BBC's Five Live service. She left Heart at the end of July 2009 to move with her family to Ibiza.
Other stations
Emma also hosted a syndicated show All Time 100.....Greatest Songs which airs on a number of Stations during the New Year holiday.It was reported on 14 March 2011 that Emma will host a Sunday afternoon show on Smooth Radio from 27 March.
Personal life
She has one daughter Edie and one son Billy Ray Wilson. She is a supporter of Aston Villa F.C.Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
.
TV career
Emma has presented various youth programmes on British television including The Base on ITVITV
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 "Hype" on BBC Choice
BBC Choice
BBC Choice was a BBC TV station which launched on 23 September 1998 and closed on 9 February 2003. It was the first British TV channel to broadcast exclusively in digital format, and was the first new channel from the BBC since BBC Two launched in 1964...
. She also appears on GMTV
GMTV
GMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end...
from time to time.
Emma B also narrated a few series of 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...
's Club Reps
Club Reps
Club Reps was a factual entertainment programme made for ITV by STV Productions . It ran from 2001 to 2004. The programme has been repeated on Sky Real Lives and Pick TV.-Main Series:...
, which was made by STV Productions (then known as "SMG TV Productions").
External links
- Emma B at Smooth Radio