Spencer Kelly
Encyclopedia
Spencer Kelly is the presenter of the BBC
's technology programme Click
, broadcast on the BBC World News and the BBC News in the United Kingdom
. He grew up in Bishopstoke
, near Eastleigh
in Hampshire and attended Wyvern Secondary School in Fair Oak, then Barton Peveril College in Eastleigh. He studied Computer Science
at the University of Cambridge
for three years. It was as a student that Kelly first became involved in broadcasting, initially at Radio Glen at Southampton University and he went on to run Cambridge University Radio
. After graduating he got a job as a travel presenter - going by the name of "Commander Kelly in the Flying Eye" on the local radio station for Portsmouth
and Southampton
, Ocean FM. He later became the station's breakfast show host, a position he held for six years.
, digital television
and digital radio
. This included interactive LiveChats, which were live interviews with celebrities
, streamed across the web, in which the audience had the opportunity to ask live questions to the guests. He also began reporting for BBC World's Click Online show for two and a half years and appeared on Five's The Gadget Show
. He became the presenter of the re-named Click
series in January 2006, taking over from Stephen Cole
.
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...
's technology programme Click
Click (TV series)
Click is a weekly BBC television programme covering news and recent developments in the world of consumer technology, presented by Spencer Kelly....
, broadcast on the BBC World News and the BBC News in the United Kingdom
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...
. He grew up in Bishopstoke
Bishopstoke
Bishopstoke, a village recorded in the Domesday Book, is a civil parish in the borough of Eastleigh in Hampshire, England. Bishopstoke was also mentioned when King Alfred the Great's grandson King Eadred, granted land at "Stohes" to Thegn Aelfric in 948 AD. The village is about a mile east of...
, near Eastleigh
Eastleigh
Eastleigh is a railway town in Hampshire, England, and the main town in the Eastleigh borough which is part of Southampton Urban Area. The town lies between Southampton and Winchester, and is part of the South Hampshire conurbation...
in Hampshire and attended Wyvern Secondary School in Fair Oak, then Barton Peveril College in Eastleigh. He studied Computer Science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
for three years. It was as a student that Kelly first became involved in broadcasting, initially at Radio Glen at Southampton University and he went on to run Cambridge University Radio
CUR1350
Cam FM is a student-run radio station at the University of Cambridge. The station broadcasts on an FM frequency of 97.2 MHz and online, from a studio located in the basement of a house owned by Churchill College.In 2009, the station was awarded an FM Community Licence by UK Broadcasting...
. After graduating he got a job as a travel presenter - going by the name of "Commander Kelly in the Flying Eye" on the local radio station for Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Portsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...
and Southampton
Southampton
Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...
, Ocean FM. He later became the station's breakfast show host, a position he held for six years.
BBC
He joined the BBC in January 2003 as one of five iPresenters (interactive presenters). The team pioneered new forms of interactive broadcasting, using the webWorld Wide Web
The World Wide Web is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet...
, digital television
Digital television
Digital television is the transmission of audio and video by digital signals, in contrast to the analog signals used by analog TV...
and digital radio
Digital radio
Digital radio has several meanings:1. Today the most common meaning is digital radio broadcasting technologies, such as the digital audio broadcasting system, also known as Eureka 147. In these systems, the analog audio signal is digitized into zeros and ones, compressed using formats such as...
. This included interactive LiveChats, which were live interviews with celebrities
Celebrity
A celebrity, also referred to as a celeb in popular culture, is a person who has a prominent profile and commands a great degree of public fascination and influence in day-to-day media...
, streamed across the web, in which the audience had the opportunity to ask live questions to the guests. He also began reporting for BBC World's Click Online show for two and a half years and appeared on Five's The Gadget Show
The Gadget Show
The Gadget Show is a British television series focusing on technology and is broadcast on Channel 5. Originally a thirty minute show, it was extended to forty-five minutes, then later to fifty five minutes. Repeats have also aired on the digital channels 5*, Dave and Channel 5's Internet on-demand...
. He became the presenter of the re-named Click
Click (TV series)
Click is a weekly BBC television programme covering news and recent developments in the world of consumer technology, presented by Spencer Kelly....
series in January 2006, taking over from Stephen Cole
Stephen Cole
Stephen Cole is a presenter for Al Jazeera English. Previously, he worked for the BBC.-Broadcasting career:...
.