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Chris Berrow
British journalist, radio presenter and continuity announcer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Christopher Berrow (born 1989[1]) is a British journalist, radio presenter and continuity announcer. He presents The Newsroom on the BBC World Service and also presents the BBC's Global News Podcast and Happy Pod.[2] He is also continuity announcer at BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 4 Extra. He is also a newsreader across BBC radio and at Global.
Background
Berrow studied music at St John's College, Cambridge University.[3] He graduated with a BA (Hons) which was then later converted to an MA (Hons).[4]
Career
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Prior to working in broadcasting, Berrow taught the guitar.[5]
Berrow presented the breakfast show on Cam FM, a student radio station, while at university.[6] He also presented the evening show on the station.[7]
In between finishing university and working at BBC Radio 2, Berrow worked at Affinity Radio.[8] As of 2013, Berrow was a broadcast assistant at BBC Radio 2 and a presenter on Fridays afternoons between 2pm and 4pm on Cambridge 105.[3] Also in 2013, Berrow began sitting in for other presenters on BBC Local Radio.[9]
In 2015, Berrow began presenting a show on BBC Radio Lincolnshire[10] which was broadcast between 3pm and 6pm on weekdays.[11] Later in 2015, he moved[12] to a 9am-midday Saturday morning slot on the station.[13]
As of 2016,[14] he was presenting between midday and 3pm on weekdays on BBC Radio Lincolnshire,[15] in addition to the Saturday morning show.[16]
As of 2017, he was no longer appearing on all weekdays on BBC Radio Lincolnshire. In 2017, he began presenting a show on Wednesday evenings on BBC Radio Lincolnshire[17] focussing on the county's present and past music.[18] Also in 2017, he began reading the news and continuity announcing at BBC Radio 3.
In 2018, he began reading the news for the BBC World Service's English-language service.[19]
In 2019, Berrow presented a documentary on BBC Radio Lincolnshire about the singer and musician Boz Burrell.[20]
From 2019 until 2022, Berrow was a continuity announcer at BBC Radio 4. This role also involved presenting the Shipping Forecast on the station.
In 2019, Berrow began co-presenting a new podcast, the Naked Gaming Podcast.[21] He currently co-presents the podcast with Leigh Milner, his wife.[5] In the same year, he began presenting The Newsroom on the BBC World Service,[22] a programme featuring reports from BBC journalists about the latest news. He continues to present the programme. Berrow has also reported on videogaming-related stories for the BBC World Service.[23]
Berrow is a continuity announcer on BBC Radio 4 Extra. He also occasionally reads the news on BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 6 Music and BBC Radio 5 Live. He also reads the news on radio stations owned by Global.
He has a TikTok account on which he regularly posts guitar-playing tutorials;[24] in 2023, he was interviewed about his love for the instrument.[25] In 2024, he spoke to The Independent about his love for the band Oasis.[1] Berrow studied music at university.[3]
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Personal life
Berrow is married to the news presenter and journalist[26] Leigh Milner,[27] who also works for the BBC.[26] He lives in Epping, Essex.[1]
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