David Allan (broadcaster)
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David Allan (born 7 August 1940, in
Radio career
Educated at
Allan also works as a country music journalist, having regularly written opinion pages in the magazine Country Music People and presented country music programming for BBC TV, including coverage of the Wembley Country Music Festival.
Television career
Allan began freelancing as a network continuity announcer for BBC Television in 1969 and became a regular announcer three years later, remaining with the BBC presentation department until 1994. While announcing for BBC One and BBC Two, Allan also announced for BBC World Service Television during the early 1990s. In April 2012, Allan returned to the BBC as the promotional voice for a season of 1970s-themed programming, including a return to his continuity role on 21 April 2012.[2]
From 1995, he was heard announcing for
References
- ^ Byworth, Tony (25 March 1978). "Country leaps into the mainstream". Billboard. pp. UK–18. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ^ "The Secret Life of the Continuity Announcer". The Media Show. BBC Radio 4. 29 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
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