Bob Preedy

Bob Preedy is a broadcaster, presenter on BBC Radio York, a book author and was formerly the chief continuity announcer for Yorkshire Television.

Career

Television

Preedy originally joined YTV as a cameraman, later becoming a researcher, a promoter and a producer. He later joined the likes of Redvers Kyle, John Crosse and Graham Roberts as a continuity announcer in the late 80's [http://tvannouncers.thetvroomplus.com/channel-43.html] . His duties were later expanded in 1996 when transmission for Tyne Tees Television was decamped to Leeds in 1996, followed by Granada Television in 1998 and Border Television circa 1999. Preedy was the last voice to make regional announcements for the Yorkshire, Granada, Tyne Tees and Border on 28 October 2002. [http://www.transdiffusion.org/tmc/cityroad/presentation/london.php] , [http://tvfeatures.thetvroomplus.com/feature-37.html] .

Radio

Formerly at BBC Radio London and Radio Hallam, Preedy is now at BBC Radio York, presenting "Hot Country", a country music programme previously broadcast on some of the BBC Local Radio stations on the BBC Night Network in the North.

He is also the head of Wetherby's Community Radio station Tempo FM, which began broadcasting in September 2006. He can also be heard on West Hull Community Radio presenting a country music show [http://www.whcrfm.com/page.asp?id=48] .

Writing

Preedy has written 22 books including "Wetherby Revisited " [http://www.tempus-publishing.com/bookdetails.php?isbn=9780752440781] , "Radio 270: Life On The Ocean Waves" [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1874366020/thepiratradio-21] , "Radio Caroline North: Rockin' and Rollin'" [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1874366047] and "Johnnie Walker: Crusin' The Formats" [http://radiolondon.co.uk/store/stufforsalebooks.html] .

External links

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/northyorkshire/content/articles/2005/12/14/radioyork_bobpreedy_feature.shtml Radio York profile] .
* [http://www.mediauk.com/radio/presenters/starting-with/p mediauk.com] .
* [http://www.tempofm.co.uk Tempofm.co.uk] .
* [http://tvfeatures.thetvroomplus.com/feature-37.html thetvroomplus.com - Leeds announcers' farewell party] .
* [http://www.tvwhirl.co.uk/yorkshire.html tvwhirl.co.uk - YTV continuity] .
* [http://tvannouncers.thetvroomplus.com/channel-43.html thetvroomplus.com - Yorkshire TV' announcer profiles] .
* [http://www.seasideradio.co.uk/node/636 seasideradio.co.uk - Picture of Bob Preedy and co in the Tempo FM studio] .