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.

Early life

Nunes was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and brought up in the parish of Manchester in the west-central part of the island.

Career

While studying for a degree in biology at Northern Caribbean University, Nunes became involved with the university radio station as a presenter. He went on to work as a newsreader and reporter for radio networks in the Dutch Caribbean, while at the same time serving as a correspondent for the BBC Caribbean Service. He studied as a postgraduate at the London School of Journalism.

He began working as a freelance announcer on BBC Radio 4 in 2006. Initially he suffered criticism for his strong Caribbean accent, but was robustly defended by listeners on the programme Feedback. He is now a well-established announcer, and since November 2017 also reads the news.

Nunes joined the BBC World Service as a producer and presenter of current affairs programmes. He also reads world news bulletins on the World Service in addition to his Radio 4 continuity work. He also features as "Narrator" on Twirlywoos. His style of delivery is parodied by Jon Culshaw on Dead Ringers.

External links

• Neil Nunes on Twitter
• David Smith, "Now on Radio 4, a change of programme ... a row about accents", The Observer, 26 March 2006.
• Terry Kirby, "Voice from Jamaica divides Radio 4 listeners", The Independent, 31 March 2006.
• Rachel Cooke, "I think of Radio 4 as a kind of club – but I don’t much like some of the other members", New Statesman, 10 April 2006.