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Chris Berrow

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Christopher Berrow is a British journalist, radio presenter and continuity announcer. He presents The Newsroom on the BBC World Service, is a continuity announcer at BBC Radio 3 and is a newsreader across BBC radio.

Background

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Berrow studied music at St John's College, Cambridge University.[1] He graduated with a BA (Hons) which was then later converted to an MA (Hons).[2]

Career

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Prior to working in broadcasting, Berrow taught the guitar.[3]

Berrow presented the breakfast show on Cam FM, a student radio station, while at university.[4] He also presented the evening show on the station.[5]

As of 2013, Berrow was a broadcast assistant at BBC Radio 2 and a presenter on Fridays afternoons between 2pm and 4pm on Cambridge 105.[1] Also in 2013, Berrow began sitting in for other presenters on BBC Local Radio.[6]

In 2015, Berrow began presenting a show on BBC Radio Lincolnshire[7] which was broadcast between 3pm and 6pm on weekdays.[8] Later in 2015, he moved[9] to a 9am-midday Saturday morning slot on the station.[10]

As of 2016,[11] he was presenting between midday and 3pm on weekdays on BBC Radio Lincolnshire,[12] in addition to the Saturday morning show.[13]

As of 2017, he was no longer appearing on all weekdays on BBC Radio Lincolnshire. In 2017, he began presenting a show on Wednesday evenings on BBC Radio Lincolnshire[14] focussing on the county's present and past music.[15] Also in 2017, he began reading the news and continuity announcing at BBC Radio 3.

In 2018, he began reading the news for the BBC World Service's English-language service.[16]

From 2019 until 2022, Berrow was a continuity announcer at BBC Radio 4. This role also involved presenting the Shipping Forecast on the station.

In 2019, Berrow began co-presenting a new podcast, the Naked Gaming Podcast.[17] He currently co-presents the podcast with Leigh Milner, his wife.[3] In the same year, he began presenting The Newsroom on the BBC World Service,[18] a programme featuring reports from BBC journalists about the latest news. He continues to present the programme.

Berrow has reported on videogaming-related stories for the BBC World Service.[19]

Berrow is a continuity announcer on BBC Radio 4 Extra. He also reads the news on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 5 Live.

He has a TikTok account on which he regularly posts guitar-playing tutorials.[20]

Personal life

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Berrow is married to the journalist Leigh Milner, who also works for the BBC.[21]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Chris completes weekday afternoons". Cambridge Radio. 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  2. ^ "Chris Berrow | People | Naked Scientists". www.thenakedscientists.com. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  3. ^ a b admin. "Chris Berrow - Gaming Presenter and Commentator". Riva Media. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  4. ^ "Chris Berrow". Pod Academy. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  5. ^ Berrow, Chris. "Chris Berrow | Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 2025-01-04.[self-published]
  6. ^ "Search - BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  7. ^ "BBC Radio Lincolnshire - Chris Berrow - Episode guide". BBC. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  8. ^ "BBC Radio Lincolnshire - Chris Berrow, 14/05/2015". BBC. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  9. ^ "BBC Radio Lincolnshire - Chris Berrow - Episode guide". BBC. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  10. ^ "BBC Radio Lincolnshire - Chris Berrow, 31/10/2015". BBC. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  11. ^ "BBC Radio Lincolnshire - Chris Berrow - Episode guide". BBC. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  12. ^ "BBC Radio Lincolnshire - Chris Berrow, 02/06/2016". BBC. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  13. ^ "BBC Radio Lincolnshire - Chris Berrow, 04/06/2016". BBC. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  14. ^ "BBC Radio Lincolnshire - Chris Berrow - Episode guide". BBC. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  15. ^ "BBC Radio Lincolnshire - Chris Berrow, The Music". BBC. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  16. ^ Berrow, Chris. "Chris Berrow 💙 𝕏 on X: "About to read..." X. Retrieved 2025-01-04.[self-published]
  17. ^ "Naked Gaming, from the Naked Scientists". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  18. ^ Berrow, Chris. "Chris Berrow 💙 𝕏 on X: "Ready to go..." X. Retrieved 2025-01-04.[self-published]
  19. ^ "Search - BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  20. ^ Berrow, Chris. "TikTok - Make Your Day". TikTok. Retrieved 2025-01-04.[self-published]
  21. ^ Milner, Leigh. "Leigh Milner on X: "Just dropped off my..." X. Retrieved 2025-01-04.[self-published]