Rickie Haywood Williams
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Rickie Haywood Williams, (born c.3 June 1980), is a radio DJ and television presenter from Croydon
, England
.
in Riddlesdown
. At 16 he attended the BRIT School
, gaining an A level in Media and a BTEC in broadcast journalism. He studied at the University of Luton, learning the tools of the trade at Luton FM
.
Rickie & Melvin are currently presenting the UKHot40 Big Beats Chart on Kiss TV
& Box TV
.
Rickie presented MTV News
bringing viewers up to speed on the hottest music news, the latest crazes and celebrity gossip as it happens. He has presented news from various red carpets, including the lavish MTV Awards and London’s biggest film premieres.
Alongside MTV News, Rickie and Melvin presented MTV Digs on MTV One, Monday to Saturday between 1600 and 1900. Rickie and Melvin hosted MTV’s big music show, MTV Music Junkie which was recorded within a live studio audience, interviewing some of the biggest and best music stars around at the moment, including Robbie Williams, Shakira and Mr Hudson. Together they have also hosted a week long special on Big Brother’s Big Mouth for Channel 4.
In 2010, Rickie & Melvin also presented the backstage online footage for Sky 1′s ‘Must Be The Music’.
Rickie filmed a BBC3 documentary, My Weapon is My Dog, which explored in depth the hip-hop and peer-pressure culture that has led to a growth in aggressive dogs and examining why many young men want to be feared. Following the success of this documentary, Rickie was seen presenting BBC3′s Cannabis: Britain’s Secret Farms. Rickie set out to discover the true impact of the UK’s skunk-smoking habit. Rickie accompanied Avon And Somerset Police on raids, rode in a heat-seeking helicopter as it uncovered cannabis farms with thermal imaging equipment, and met some of the landlords and homeowners horrified to find their tenants are really criminals who have ripped their property apart.
An obvious choice for youth programming, Rickie’s strengths lie in his charm and affable personality. Together they also present celebrity interviews for “The Hook Up” on MySpace and have rubbed shoulders with Alicia Keys, Kelli Rowland and John Legend to name a few.
In the time Rickie spend away from Kiss and MTV, they both indulge in numerous aspects of social networking with massive followings across Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and their very own blog page called, ‘Welcome to 21′ which is updated daily. By having an active online presence and regular DJ club nights it’s a great way for them to keep their growing legion of listeners and viewers faithful and involved in their antics.
Croydon
Croydon is a town in South London, England, located within the London Borough of Croydon to which it gives its name. It is situated south of Charing Cross...
, 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...
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Early life
He attended the Riddlesdown High SchoolRiddlesdown High School
Riddlesdown High School is a secondary school , located in the Riddlesdown area of the London Borough of Croydon, England.Riddlesdown is a coeducational school, of 1902 students . The school takes its pupils mainly from the Sanderstead, Selsdon, Purley, New Addington and South Croydon areas, and...
in Riddlesdown
Riddlesdown
Riddlesdown is a place in the London Borough of Croydon, one mile east from the centre of Purley. The name applies both to an area of chalk downland, which is maintained by the City of London Corporation as common land, and to the nearby residential district....
. At 16 he attended the BRIT School
BRIT School
The London School for Performing Arts & Technology is a British school located in Selhurst, Croydon, in London, England, with a mandate to provide education and vocational training for the performing arts, media, art and design and the technologies that make performance possible...
, gaining an A level in Media and a BTEC in broadcast journalism. He studied at the University of Luton, learning the tools of the trade at Luton FM
Luton FM
Radio LaB, formally Luton FM is a student radio station, managed, produced and presented by students at the Luton town centre campus of the University of Bedfordshire in Luton, Bedfordshire . Radio LaB stands for Radio Luton and Bedfordshire...
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Career
The Kiss 100 Breakfast show was never going to be the same after signing up Rickie and Melvin as their new hosts in 2007. The show won Silver at the Sony Radio Academy Awards 2009 for Best Breakfast Show.Rickie & Melvin are currently presenting the UKHot40 Big Beats Chart on Kiss TV
Kiss TV
Kiss TV is a commercial music television channel from Box Television, available on the Sky and Virgin Media digital television platforms. The playlist predominantly consists of mainstream hip-hop, Dance and R&B...
& Box TV
Box TV
Box TV Limited is a UK based production company specialising in film and television drama, subsidiary of production and distribution group DCD Media....
.
Rickie presented MTV News
MTV News
MTV News is the news division of MTV, one of the first and most popular music television network in the U.S., as well as some of MTV's related channels around the world. MTV News began in the late 1980s with the program The Week In Rock, hosted by Kurt Loder, the first official MTV News correspondent...
bringing viewers up to speed on the hottest music news, the latest crazes and celebrity gossip as it happens. He has presented news from various red carpets, including the lavish MTV Awards and London’s biggest film premieres.
Alongside MTV News, Rickie and Melvin presented MTV Digs on MTV One, Monday to Saturday between 1600 and 1900. Rickie and Melvin hosted MTV’s big music show, MTV Music Junkie which was recorded within a live studio audience, interviewing some of the biggest and best music stars around at the moment, including Robbie Williams, Shakira and Mr Hudson. Together they have also hosted a week long special on Big Brother’s Big Mouth for Channel 4.
In 2010, Rickie & Melvin also presented the backstage online footage for Sky 1′s ‘Must Be The Music’.
Rickie filmed a BBC3 documentary, My Weapon is My Dog, which explored in depth the hip-hop and peer-pressure culture that has led to a growth in aggressive dogs and examining why many young men want to be feared. Following the success of this documentary, Rickie was seen presenting BBC3′s Cannabis: Britain’s Secret Farms. Rickie set out to discover the true impact of the UK’s skunk-smoking habit. Rickie accompanied Avon And Somerset Police on raids, rode in a heat-seeking helicopter as it uncovered cannabis farms with thermal imaging equipment, and met some of the landlords and homeowners horrified to find their tenants are really criminals who have ripped their property apart.
An obvious choice for youth programming, Rickie’s strengths lie in his charm and affable personality. Together they also present celebrity interviews for “The Hook Up” on MySpace and have rubbed shoulders with Alicia Keys, Kelli Rowland and John Legend to name a few.
In the time Rickie spend away from Kiss and MTV, they both indulge in numerous aspects of social networking with massive followings across Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and their very own blog page called, ‘Welcome to 21′ which is updated daily. By having an active online presence and regular DJ club nights it’s a great way for them to keep their growing legion of listeners and viewers faithful and involved in their antics.