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ANDY KERSHAW
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Male presenter
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Age 40 - 50s
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Strong, blokey sound. Funny, direct & intelligent. Well respected. The real Andy Kershaw!
Winner of more Gold Sony Radio Awards than any other broadcaster & Andy was described by Stephen Fry as "the finest British Broadcaster bar none."
Famous for introducing his listeners to world music through his BBC radio shows. A journalist at heart, he's often reinvented himself as a foreign correspondent for BBC radio news.
He co-presented Live Aid & joined Radio 1 with his own show & a free choice of music in 1985. He moved to Radio 3 in 2001.
An Honourary Doctor of Music, a Channel 4 & Radio 4 documentary maker.
His autobiography "No Off Switch" was published in July 2011 & praised by Michael Palin, Pete Townshend, Stephen Fry, Dame Ann Leslie & Alan Bennett.
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STYLE
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Comedy, Authoritative, Recognisable, Credible, Natural, Blokeish, Regional, Warm, Rich, Deep, Corporate, Gravitas, Unmistakable.
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ACCENTS
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Northern *
(Lancashire)
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Grew up in Rochdale, Lancashire & has a strong regional accent. |
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CREDITS
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Radio 4: Travel Documentaries (Radio, Current (since '89)) Presenter.
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Radio 3: Andy Kershaw (Radio, Current (since '01) Host.
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Music Planet (Radio, 2011) Presenter. Flagship music series on Radio 3.
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Desert Island Discs (Radio, 2007) Guest. Radio 4.
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Radio 3: Numerous travel documentaries (Radio, 2006 (since '88)) Creator. Presenting from remote & politically striken areas.
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Pick of The Week (Radio, 2004 (since '87)) Regular guest. Radio 4.
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Andy Kershaw in The Axis of Evil (Radio, 2003 (since '01)) Travel docs for Radio 3 in Iraq, Iran & North Korea.
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Gold Sony Radio Award: Carribean Evening (Award, 2002) Host. Radio 3.
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Radio 1: Andy Kershaw (Radio, 2000 (since '85)) Host.
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Gold Sony Radio Award: Andy in South Africa - The Rainbow Nation (Award, 1996) Broadcaster. Radio 1.
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Travelog Series (TV, 1990's) Travel doc series for Channel 4. One episode was the first film ever made inside North Korea.
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Gold Sony Radio Award: Andy & Biggie in Zimbabwe (Award, 1989) Broadcaster. Radio 1.
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Gold Sony Radio Award: Radio 1 - Andy Kershaw (Award, 1989) Presenter. Radio 1.
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Gold Sony Radio Award: Radio 1 - Andy Kershaw (Award, 1987) Presenter. Radio 1.
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OTHER LANGUAGES SPOKEN
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| French
(Conversational)
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(Conversational)
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21st Jan 2012
Andy Kershaw has joined us. Unmistakable, Northern, Radio 1, 3 & 4 presenter, travel journalist & world music fanatic.
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