Richard Clarke (radio personality)

Richard "Rich" Clarke (born 19 August 1978) is an English

Worcester, England, currently presenting with Global

Student radio

At

student radio station in the Student Radio Association, and went on to manage Insanity for Restricted Service Licence broadcasts.^{[citation needed}

]

Post-graduation

After graduating, Clarke was elected on to the Executive of the

radio producer

.

Career

Clarke got a break in mainstream

Wyvern FM

(now Free Radio Herefordshire and Worcestershire).

In January 2006, Clarke and Horobin moved north to

Bauer Radio simulcast show across the North of England.^[6]^[7] Bauer's nationwide DAB station The Hits also took the programme. At Key 103, Clarke also hosted a Saturday lunchtime show and often covered the nationwide Hit40UK when regular presenter Lucio

was absent, the first time being 24 June 2007.

Clarke joined

Capital Breakfast whilst Johnny Vaughan was absent in July 2009. From 3 January 2011, on the newly formed Capital

network, Clarke solely presented every weeknight from 19:00 until 23:00 (excluding Friday's between December 2011 and March 2012). On 2 April 2012, he moved to the weekday mid-morning slot.

In April 2009, Clarke began presenting

The Vodafone Big Top 40

on 14 June 2009.

On 12 December 2013 Clarke announced he was leaving

The Vodafone Big Top 40 show and the mid morning show on the Capital Network. From January 2014 onwards he co-presented the breakfast show on Heart Solent

.

As of 3 June 2019 he presents weekday drivetime on Heart South and Saturday drivetime across the Heart Network.^[9]

Other activities

Clarke is a voice over artist and has voiced album campaigns. He has worked in web development with his own Trickster Media company and is a keen runner, having completed the Great North Run and the Great Manchester Run.

References

^ "Talya Bagwell". Archived from the original on 22 September 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2008.
^ http://www.rhul.ac.uk/for-staff/on-campus/media/oct2001.html
^ Benedictus, Leo (15 April 2004). "Is drivetime radio really bad for our health?". The Guardian.
^ "Rock FM - the Biggest Hits the Biggest Throwbacks".
^ "Kelkoo Group - the intelligent e-commerce marketing platform".
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 August 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ http://www.rhul.ac.uk/Messages/press/Documents/Media-Coverage-March-2007.pdf^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Heart Drivetime show presenters announced by Global, Radio Today, 20 May 2019

External links

Rich Clarke^{[permanent dead link]} Official Website

[1] "Talya Bagwell". Archived from the original on 22 September 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2008.

[2] ttp://www.rhul.ac.uk/for-staff/on-campus/media/oct2001.html

[3] Benedictus, Leo (15 April 2004). "Is drivetime radio really bad for our health?". The Guardian.

[4] "Rock FM - the Biggest Hits the Biggest Throwbacks".

[5] "Kelkoo Group - the intelligent e-commerce marketing platform".

[6] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 August 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[7] ttp://www.rhul.ac.uk/Messages/press/Documents/Media-Coverage-March-2007.pdf^{[bare URL PDF]}

[8] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[9] Heart Drivetime show presenters announced by Global, Radio Today, 20 May 2019

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