Howard Hughes (radio presenter)
Howard Hughes (died November 2024)[1] was a British podcaster, and journalist working in radio. Hughes presented news bulletins on many UK radio stations. He also presented The Unexplained, a radio show and podcast which was about unexplained and unexplainable events.
Education
[edit]Hughes attended a secondary school in Crosby, Merseyside.[2] His journalistic training took place at Cardiff University.[3]
Career
[edit]Very early in his career, Hughes worked at a pirate radio station, Radio Nova, in the Republic of Ireland. He then worked at Radio Wyvern, a radio station in Worcester, England; his activities in his time at the station included newsreading and newsgathering, presenting the breakfast show and presenting the afternoon show. In 1988, he left the station and began working at County Sound in Guildford.[4]
Hughes moved to presenting the news for Independent Radio News in the early 1990s, and following this he worked at BBC Radio Berkshire, a station which he would return to many years later. After this, he worked at Capital Radio in London on the station's breakfast show, which was presented by Chris Tarrant.[5] He presented the show's news bulletins, which included presenting the news on location when the show travelled to other countries.[6]
In the early half of the 2000s, Hughes provided voiceovers for TV shows in the UK, including Cilla's Moment of Truth and Simply The Best. In around 2000, Hughes started being the voiceover for the British Comedy Awards; he held this role for at least five years.[7]
Hughes then worked at LBC, talkSPORT and Smooth Radio; whilst at talkSPORT, he presented a show about unexplained events called The Unexplained.[8][3] The show continued as a podcast after it was dropped by talkSPORT, and a separate radio version of the show was broadcast on talkRADIO on Sunday late evenings and Monday early mornings from early 2016 until 2023 or 2024.
In 2014, Hughes started presenting a show on BBC Radio Berkshire which was broadcast between 6 am and 8 am on Saturdays.[9] This show ended in 2019.[10] Hughes also read the news on the station's weekday breakfast show, which was hosted by Andrew Peach.
Death
[edit]In November 2024, it was announced that Hughes had died earlier in the month. Tributes were paid by many former colleagues.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Martin, Roy (16 November 2024). "Tributes paid to broadcaster and journalist Howard Hughes". RadioToday. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "The Brian Jones Radio City Tribute Website - The Howard Hughes Memory Page". brianjones-radiocitytribute.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ a b Gazette, Press (8 May 2007). "With the news, here's Howard Hughes". Press Gazette. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ Hughes, Howard. "Wyvern News This Is Howard Hughes – My Wyvern Story". Radio Wyvern. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ Wickham, Chris (16 December 2005). "Life after role with Tarrant". Richmond and Twickenham Times. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ Hughes, Howard. "About | The Unexplained With Howard Hughes Free Paranormal Podcast". 1. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "Life after role with Tarrant". Richmond and Twickenham Times. 16 December 2005. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "With the news, here's Howard Hughes". Press Gazette. 8 May 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "BBC Radio Berkshire - Howard Hughes - Episode guide". BBC. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "BBC Radio Berkshire - Howard Hughes - Episode guide". BBC. Retrieved 9 November 2024.