Keith Skipper
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Keith Skipper is a journalist
who writes for the Eastern Daily Press
. He is also an author and formerly a broadcaster with BBC Radio Norfolk
. His most recent books include: The Bumper Book of Norfolk Squit and Confessions of a Norfolk Newshound.
He was born at Beeston, Norfolk
and currently lives in Cromer
, He is a champion of the Norfolk dialect
, and was a founder of F.O.N.D. (Friends of Norfolk Dialect).
He was awarded the MBE
in the New Year’s Honours List for services to the Norfolk community in 2007.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
who writes for the Eastern Daily Press
Eastern Daily Press
The Eastern Daily Press, commonly referred to as the EDP, is a regional newspaper covering Norfolk, and northern parts of Suffolk and eastern Cambridgeshire, and is published daily in Norwich, UK....
. He is also an author and formerly a broadcaster with BBC Radio Norfolk
BBC Radio Norfolk
BBC Radio Norfolk is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Norfolk, broadcasting since 11 September 1980. It broadcasts from the studios of BBC East in The Forum, Norwich on 95.1 FM , 104.4 FM , 95.6 FM , 855 kHz AM/MW , 873 kHz AM/MW BBC Radio Norfolk is the BBC Local...
. His most recent books include: The Bumper Book of Norfolk Squit and Confessions of a Norfolk Newshound.
He was born at Beeston, Norfolk
Beeston, Norfolk
Beeston is a village in the county of Norfolk, England, in the civil parish of Beeston with Bittering, west of East Dereham and south of Fakenham...
and currently lives in Cromer
Cromer
Cromer is a coastal town and civil parish in north Norfolk, England. The local government authority is North Norfolk District Council, whose headquarters is in Holt Road in the town. The town is situated 23 miles north of the county town, Norwich, and is 4 miles east of Sheringham...
, He is a champion of the Norfolk dialect
Norfolk dialect
The Norfolk dialect, also known as Broad Norfolk, is a dialect that was once, and to a great extent, still is spoken by those living in the county of Norfolk in England...
, and was a founder of F.O.N.D. (Friends of Norfolk Dialect).
He was awarded the MBE
MBE
MBE can stand for:* Mail Boxes Etc.* Management by exception* Master of Bioethics* Master of Bioscience Enterprise* Master of Business Engineering* Master of Business Economics* Mean Biased Error...
in the New Year’s Honours List for services to the Norfolk community in 2007.