Chris Aldridge
Chris Aldridge is a continuity announcer and newsreader for BBC Radio 4.[1]
Biography
He grew up in Horsham, West Sussex.[2]
After one term studying medicine at
Bedford College (University of London). He joined the BBC in 1985, working in the production and archiving departments of Radio 3. He became a newsreader at Radio 5, then a Radio 4 staff announcer in 1995. He spent 2002 training new staff; then returned to the station as a senior announcer alongside Harriet Cass, taking over from Peter Donaldson
. He sometimes reads and presents the Six O'Clock News on BBC Radio 4.
In 2021, Chris Aldridge stepped down from his role as senior announcer but remains on Radio 4 as a freelance announcer and newsreader.[citation needed]
On 8 September 2022, Aldridge announced the death of
Queen Elizabeth II on BBC Radio
.
He is married with two children; his hobbies include jogging, photography and playing the piano.[3]
References
- ^ "What it's like being a Radio 4 newsreader". Radio Times.
- ^ "The Man Behind the Voice: BBC Radio 4 Senior Continuity Announcer and Bedford College Alumnus Chris Aldridge". Royal Holloway, University of London. 3 December 2019.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Six O'Clock News - Chris Aldridge". BBC.
External links
- BBC profile, with photo
- BBC News article
- What it’s like being a Radio 4 newsreader at Radio Times
- Photo on a 1985 Radio Sound Trainee Course
- Photo from a 1994 Trainee Audio Assistant course
- Chris reads through the morning papers in February 2005
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