Julian Peedle-Calloo
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Julian Peedle-Calloo is a Deaf British television presenter. He is a former presenter on deaf magazine programme See Hear
.
Peedle-Calloo has been deaf since birth. With a hearing aid
he can hear a little, but most of the time he cannot be bothered to wear it. He does not identify his deafness as a disability, but as himself being part of a linguistic minority. BSL
is his first language, and English (written and spoken) are his second language.
He graduated from Wolverhampton University
with a 2:1 degree in Electronic Media in October 2000.
In January 2001 he began a five month backpacking trip around the world<. During the trip he got engaged to girlfriend, Deaf actress Diana Martin. After returning from his trek he applied to the BBC
and Channel 4
for work. It was after this that he was offered a job working on See Hear.
In 2005 he was successful in winning "Best Male Presenter" at the Remark! Film & TV Awards.
See Hear
See Hear is a weekly magazine programme for deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK, broadcast on Wednesday afternoons at 1pm. The programme focuses on the British and the worldwide deaf community and covers a broad range of topics from areas such as education, deaf people's rights, technology...
.
Peedle-Calloo has been deaf since birth. With a hearing aid
Hearing aid
A hearing aid is an electroacoustic device which typically fits in or behind the wearer's ear, and is designed to amplify and modulate sound for the wearer. Earlier devices, known as "ear trumpets" or "ear horns", were passive funnel-like amplification cones designed to gather sound energy and...
he can hear a little, but most of the time he cannot be bothered to wear it. He does not identify his deafness as a disability, but as himself being part of a linguistic minority. BSL
British Sign Language
British Sign Language is the sign language used in the United Kingdom , and is the first or preferred language of some deaf people in the UK; there are 125,000 deaf adults in the UK who use BSL plus an estimated 20,000 children. The language makes use of space and involves movement of the hands,...
is his first language, and English (written and spoken) are his second language.
He graduated from Wolverhampton University
University of Wolverhampton
The University of Wolverhampton is a British university located on four campuses across the West Midlands and Shropshire. The city campus is located in Wolverhampton city centre with a second campus at Compton Park, Wolverhampton; a third in Walsall and a fourth in Telford...
with a 2:1 degree in Electronic Media in October 2000.
In January 2001 he began a five month backpacking trip around the world<. During the trip he got engaged to girlfriend, Deaf actress Diana Martin. After returning from his trek he applied to the 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...
and 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...
for work. It was after this that he was offered a job working on See Hear.
In 2005 he was successful in winning "Best Male Presenter" at the Remark! Film & TV Awards.