Ricky Salmon

Ricky Salmon

Ricky Salmon was born on the 10th January 1967, educated at the University of Portsmouth and is currently a freelance newsreader for BBC Radio 2.

Since qualifying as a broadcast journalist in 1989, Ricky has worked as a travel reporter for AA Roadwatch, as a newsreader, senior journalist and "flying eye" travel news reporter for Ocean FM, Power FM and South Coast Radio (now Gold), as a presenter/producer for BBC Radio Solent and BBC Wiltshire Sound, as a journalist/newsreader for national commercial broadcasters Virgin Radio and TalkSPORT, and as a presenter for London News 97.3.

During his time as Ocean/Power's flying eye, he earnt the nickname "Sicky Salmon" after an occasion in which airsickness in the Cessna aircraft caused him to be sick in mid-broadcast.

Ricky was an announcer/newsreader for the old BBC Radio 5 and at midnight on Sunday 27 March 1994 had the dubious honour of being the last voice to be heard on the network, prior to the launch the new 5 Live at 5am the next morning.

Other broadcasting has included working as a continuity announcer for Granada Plus (now ITV3) and the World Radio Network, and the Sunday evening music show he currently presents on the Play Love channel of http://www.playradiouk.com/

External links

* [http://www.rickysalmon.com/ BigFish Media]
* [http://airtalentonline.co.uk/profile/rickysalmon Air Talent Online]
* [http://rickysalmon.voices.com/ Voices.com]
* [http://www.voiceovers.co.uk/ricky.salmon/ Voiceovers.co.uk]
* [http://rickysalmon.voice123.com/ Voice123.com]
* [http://rickysalmon.interactivevoices.com/ InteractiveVoices]
* [http://www.bluepig.plus.com/Simon/Polydrama/index.htm Polydrama]


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