Has Ian Collins left radio Kent?

Presenter Ian Collins has left BBC Radio Kent where he has been hosting breakfast for the last 20 months. He joined in October 2018 to co-host Breakfast with Anna Cookson but all BBC local radio schedules are changing to have single presenters hosting four hour shows.

Are the BBC pips accurate?

The BBC compensates for the time delay in both broadcasting and receiving equipment, as well as the time for the actual transmission. The pips are timed so that they are accurately received on long wave as far as 160 kilometres (100 mi) from the Droitwich AM transmitter, which is the distance to Central London.

Whats happened to Ian Collins?

He left LBC in September 2018. Between November 2018 and June 2020, Collins was a joint presenter of BBC Radio Kent’s Breakfast Show The Wake Up Call with Anna Cookson. He replaced John Warnett who moved to the Drive Time Show. During 2019, Collins returned as a stand in host on TalkRadio’s weekday 13.00-16.00 show.

Who is the Jamaican announcer on Channel 4?

Corie Brown is a continuity announcer for Channel 4, with a breadth of experience working in television and radio as a voiceover artist.

Who is the Radio 4 announcer with the deep voice?

Neil Nunes
Neil Nunes (born 12 December 1980) (pronounced /nuːnɛz/ ) is a British-Jamaican continuity announcer and newsreader on BBC Radio 4 in the United Kingdom, and on the BBC World Service.

Who are the BBC news editors?

Chris Mason has been appointed the BBC’s new political editor, the corporation has announced. The Yorkshire-born broadcaster, 41, has worked as a BBC journalist for two decades and currently hosts Radio 4’s Any Questions? programme. Mason replaces Laura Kuenssberg, who stepped down earlier this year.

Why are they called the pips?

They settled on the name The Pips, inspired by the nickname of their cousin James “Pip” Woods. By 1955, the group began performing on the talent show circuit in their hometown of Atlanta, winning each talent show they entered. This success allowed them to get a record contract with Brunswick Records in 1957.

What are the beeps on radio 4?

The six beeps were designed by John Reith, head of the BBC, and Frank Watson Dyson and were first heard on February 5 1924. Officially known as the Greenwich Time Signal, the pips were once the same length: each one-tenth of a second. The elongated final pip, lasting half a second, came into being in 1972.