Paul Coia
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Paul Coia (born 19 June 1955 in
Early life and career
Paul Coia and his twin Gerard were born in 1955, and he had two younger siblings, Martin and Denise. Coia was educated at Merrylee Convent, John Ogilvie Hall and
So instead, Coia moved into broadcasting where he started off as a hospital radio presenter in December 1976 and eventually got a job as a disc jockey at Radio Clyde in June 1977. He started off presenting the weekend overnight slots, Friday into Saturday Morning, Saturday into Sunday Morning and Sunday into Monday Morning, followed by spells presenting weekend daytime shows, such as the Saturday morning smash show and the hugely popular Children's Choice. He also found local fame as a DJ at Paisley Tech students union throughout the late 1970s. Coia returned to Radio Clyde as a relief cover presenter throughout the 1980s, 1990s and the 2000s.[3][4][5][6]
In 1979, Coia made his TV debut with a guest appearance on the long-running No. 1 kids programme in Scotland
In 1982 he joined
During 1987, Coia made his second chat show, this time for Grampian Television The Paul Coia Show which was broadcast also on Scottish Television, and he also made his first gameshow, Split Second.
In 1988 Coia became the host of the BBC gameshow
He stood in once with his wife
In 2002, Coia created a quiz show for the BBC, The Enemy Within.[14][15]
Coia has launched[clarification needed] three TV channels – Channel Four, TV Travel Shop and Disney's ABC 1, and has presented on all the main terrestrial channels in the UK, as well as hosting a quiz, Spellbound, for Sky.[citation needed]
In 2005, Coia returned to
Coia was a continuity announcer and trail voiceover (all pre-recorded) for the now-defunct digital channel
In 2017, he started to present BBC Radio London cover shows.[20]
On 2 November 2022, forty years to the day after he introduced the first programme to be broadcast on Channel 4, Coia once again provided the continuity announcement for that day's edition of Countdown.[21][non-primary source needed]
Coia also works as a Presentation and Media coach and corporate speaker, hosting events and coaching executives in many countries. He occasionally presents on Radio Jackie.[11]
Coia has provided the narration for a number of Scottish railway related programmes produced by Video 125; including "Drivers' Eye Views" of The West Highland Line and The Edinburgh - Glasgow line.
Coia won the Radio Industry Club’s Scottish Radio Presenter of the Year award, other awards include Radio Personality of the Year, the Golden Rose of Montreaux (Rose D’Or) TV Awards, runner up in the BBC’s Gillards and a Webby award for corporate communication.[22]
Personal life
Coia lives in
TV shows
- Glen Michael's Cartoon Cavalcade(1979 Scottish TV)
- Hi Summer (1980 Scottish TV)
- Meet Paul Coia (1981 Scottish TV)
- Pebble Mill at One (1983–86)
- Six Fifty-five (1983)
- Zig Zag (BBC Schools programme) 1984–90
- Domesday Detectives (1986)
- The Paul Coia Show (Grampian TV. 1986–88)
- Split Second (1988)
- Catchword (1988–1995)
- Telethon '88, 90 & '92 – Host for Scotland.
- BBC Railwatch (1989) – Correspondent
- Rab C Nesbitt: "Holiday" (1990)
- Garden Party (1990–1991, BBC)[26][9][15]
- Press Your Luck (1991–1992 HTV)
- Children in Need (1991–1992) – Host for Scotland.
- Spellbound (1994–1996, Sky One)
- Don't Drink the Water (1997)
- Heaven Knows (1997–98)
- Pull the Other One (1998)
- Flash in the Pan (1999)[23]
References
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Paulcoia". Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Plunkett, John (21 November 2008). "TV and radio presenter Paul Coia is to replace Martin Collins as the drivetime host of London's Smooth Radio". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ a b c "'I pushed him to ask girls out' best friends paul coia & paul mcilvenny A lifelong friendship was born from the playground banter and a shared love of music". The Herald. Glasgow. 16 November 2002.
- ^ "Search".
- ^ "Results for 'paul coia' | Between 1st Jan 1977 and 31st Dec 1977 | British Newspaper Archive". Retrieved 15 February 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ PAUL COIA interview // The first voice to be heard on Channel 4 // The Salt & Sauce Show, retrieved 15 February 2024
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19861118/081/0004
- ^ a b c "Is the foreplay over?". The Scotsman.
- ^ "Alex Dickson". The Times. London. 16 April 2018.
- ^ a b c "Phil Redmond: 'The lesbian kiss got C4 most attention'". The Independent. 28 October 2012. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022.
- ^ "A QUESTION OF THOUGHT". The Independent. 19 February 1995. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022.
- ^ "Search".
- ^ "The Enemy Within – UKGameshows". Archived from the original on 19 March 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Fame & Fortune: Broadcaster airs views on inheritance". The Times. London. 27 October 2002.
- ^ "Paul Coia: Monday – Friday: 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM". Clyde 2. Archived from the original on 10 April 2005. Retrieved 10 April 2005.
- ^ "Paul Coia: Saturday: 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM". Clyde 2. Archived from the original on 15 June 2006. Retrieved 15 June 2006.
- ^ "smoothradiolondon.com". Archived from the original on 26 September 2008.
- ^ "BBC Radio Berkshire – Paul Coia". BBC. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "BBC Radio London – Paul Coia". BBC. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "Paul Coia". Retrieved 3 November 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Coia, Paul". Showreel. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Andrew Collins tunes in to the world of cable, satellite and digital – Screen – The Observer". The Guardian.
- ^ Robertson, Peter; Edrich, Patrick (5 February 2022). "Liverpool TV presenter thanks James Bond after freak accident at home". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "TV host's twin put on sex offenders' register". The Scotsman.
- ^ "The party goes on for BBC television". The Herald. Glasgow.
External links
- Official website
- Paul Coia (BBC Radio Berkshire)
- Entry at UK Gameshows