Alan Dedicoat
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Alan Dedicoat | |
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| Born | 1 December 1954 Hollywood, Worcestershire, England |
| Other names | The Voice of the Balls, The Wealdstone WeatherBoy, Deadly, Deadly Alancoat |
| Occupation(s) | Announcer, newsreader |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Employer | BBC |
| Website | Official website |
Alan Dedicoat (born 1 December 1954)[Dancing with the Stars.
Early life
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Dedicoat was born on 1 December 1954 in
newsagent, Dedicoat was educated at King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys in Birmingham, and the University of Birmingham.[2] Dedicoat originally worked in the Civil Service as an executive officer, before joining the BBC.[3]
Career
Radio
Dedicoat joined
BBC Radio WM at Pebble Mill in 1979 as a presenter, before moving to BBC Radio Devon four years later. After working in the West Country, he moved to London to join the Presentation Department of BBC Radio 2 in 1986 at Broadcasting House,[2] and later became its head, a position he retained until his retirement in 2015. As part of this job, he read the news on BBC Radio 2's weekday breakfast programme, Wake Up to Wogan, until its final edition in December 2009. He also performed this role on Sarah Kennedy's show, until she left the station in August 2010. He then became the newsreader for Vanessa Feltz
in January 2011, but following a reshuffle of newsreaders in September 2012, his final shift was reading the news on weekdays between 10 am and 5 pm. He was also the voice of Radio 2's "emergency CD" (played when there is a fire alarm or other unforeseen break in programming) and their multiple choice automatic phone menu.
After 28 years at the station, Dedicoat's final news bulletin on
Bauer Radio's digital station Mellow Magic, as the breakfast show newsreader for his former Wake Up To Wogan colleague Fran Godfrey
.
In September 2023, Dedicoat joined Portsmouth-based Victory Online where he currently hosts a Sunday morning show titled the "Sunday Supplement."
Television
In 1994, the
Dancing with the Stars, the American version of Strictly Come Dancing, which broadcasts annually (previously semi-annually) on Disney+ (ABC in 2005–2021).[4] Since 2009, he has been the voice-over for the CBBC show Copycats
. In the late 1980s and 1990s, he was a regular voiceover artist for trailers on BBC Television.
Controversy
In 2015, a recording of Dedicoat was obtained by
Class A substances to the desks of staff. He subsequently apologised and retracted his comments.[5]
Other work
Dedicoat is also an after dinner speaker.[6]
Personal life
Dedicoat is the co-owner of multiple examples of the
Dedicoat lives in Harrow on the Hill, London.
References
- ^ a b "Alan Dedicoat". theedge-uk.com. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d "BBC – Radio 2 – Presenters – Alan Dedicoat". BBC. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Alan Dedicoat". Jillie Bushell Associates. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ Alan Dedicoat Credits TV.com
- ^ "BBC announcer claims staff have Class A drugs delivered to their desk – then backtracks". The Independent. 29 October 2015. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ Jla Alan Dedicoat
- ^ The red brigade, The Guardian 9 April 2005
- ^ "Hospital Radio Bedside Charity". Archived from the original on 26 February 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ^ Durkin, Jim (1 March 2014). "Poole Hospital radio staff walking on air after four decade milestone". Bournemouth Daily Echo. Retrieved 28 July 2014.