Richard Clarke (radio personality)
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Richard "Rich" Clarke is a British
radio presenter and DJ from Worcester, England currently employed by Global Radio
as a presenter on Capital FM
and The Vodafone Big Top 40.
he co-operated with future BBC journalist Ed Harry, wrestling promoter Dean Ayass
, future Digital Radio industrialist Matt Deegan and a diverse number of fellow students to create Insanity
, a student radio station which soon became a major player in the Student Radio Association
, and went on to manage Insanity for Restricted Service Licence broadcasts.
as a Development Officer, also attaining this position within the Radio Academy
. He also worked in Greater London
as a DJ and a freelance
radio producer
.
when he signed to host the evening slot on CFM Radio
in Carlisle
. Moving from London to Cumbria
, Clarke impressed station directors and was moved to the afternoon drive time
. He was then offered the mid-morning slot at Wyvern FM
in his home city of Worcester, presenting for two years. Clarke also regularly DJ'd at local nightclubs, often and hosted the XS concerts. A further move to Nottingham
followed to host drive time on Trent FM
. This led him to meet Lucy Horobin
to present Richard and Lucy. He was also the stations Deputy Programme Director, a post he had continued since working at Wyvern FM.
In January 2006, Clarke and Horobin moved north to Manchester
to present a new evening show. The show was originally given the short-lived name North West's Most Wanted and aired on Key 103
and sister station Rock FM. By this time they were known as Rich and Luce. Following it's success, the programme was rebranded In:Demand
and launched across the Big City Network
as a Bauer Radio simulcast show across the North of England. Bauer's nationwide DAB
station The Hits
also took the programme. At Key 103, Clarke also hosted a Saturday lunchtime show and often covered the nationwide Hit40UK
when regular presenter Lucio
was absent, the first time being 24 June 2007.
Clarke joined 95.8 Capital FM in January 2009 to host the weeknight late slot and a Sunday evening "sorting out your problems" style show. In March 2009 he was joined by new co-presenter Kat Shoob
and they presented six shows a week. In April 2009, Clarke began presenting Hit40UK
in place of Lucio whose contract was not renewed. Hit40UK was re branded as The Vodafone Big Top 40 on 14 June 2009. Rich has covered the 95.8 Capital FM's Capital Breakfast whilst Johnny Vaughan
was absent in July 2009. From 3 January 2011, on the newly formed Capital FM
network, Clarke sole presents every weeknight from 19:00 until 23:00 in addition to his commitments with The Vodafone Big Top 40.
and the Great Manchester Run
.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
radio presenter and DJ from Worcester, England currently employed by Global Radio
Global Radio
Global Radio UK Ltd. is a British commercial radio company, the largest in the country following acquisitions of Chrysalis Radio and GCap Media.The company's Chief Executive Officer is Stephen Miron, while the Group Chairman is Charles Allen...
as a presenter on Capital FM
The Capital FM Network
Capital is a radio network of nine Independent Local Radio stations in the United Kingdom which are owned and operated by Global Radio, launching on 3 January 2011. Capital was previously known as Mix, One, Galaxy and Hit Music at various times...
and The Vodafone Big Top 40.
Student radio
At Royal Holloway, University of LondonRoyal Holloway, University of London
Royal Holloway, University of London is a constituent college of the University of London. The college has three faculties, 18 academic departments, and about 8,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students from over 130 different countries...
he co-operated with future BBC journalist Ed Harry, wrestling promoter Dean Ayass
Dean Ayass
Dean Ayass is a semi-retired British wrestling manager and commentator.-Early career:Ayass grew up as a wrestling fan: in interviews, he has stated that some of his earliest memories involving watching wrestling on ITV's World of Sport programme with his father...
, future Digital Radio industrialist Matt Deegan and a diverse number of fellow students to create Insanity
Insanity (radio)
Insanity Radio is the student radio station of Royal Holloway, University of London and a member of the UK Student Radio Association. Established in 1998, the station broadcasts throughout the year on a LPAM license, with presenters in the studio presenting a varied schedule from 8AM till 2AM...
, a student radio station which soon became a major player in the Student Radio Association
Student Radio Association
The Student Radio Association is a representative body which supports and acts on behalf of the UK student radio community, comprising radio stations that are associated with or linked to a place of education...
, and went on to manage Insanity for Restricted Service Licence broadcasts.
Post-graduation
After graduating, Clarke was elected on to the Executive of the Student Radio AssociationStudent Radio Association
The Student Radio Association is a representative body which supports and acts on behalf of the UK student radio community, comprising radio stations that are associated with or linked to a place of education...
as a Development Officer, also attaining this position within the Radio Academy
Radio Academy
The Radio Academy is a registered charity that is dedicated to 'the encouragement, recognition and promotion of excellence in UK broadcasting and audio production'....
. He also worked in Greater London
Greater London
Greater London is the top-level administrative division of England covering London. It was created in 1965 and spans the City of London, including Middle Temple and Inner Temple, and the 32 London boroughs. This territory is coterminate with the London Government Office Region and the London...
as a DJ and a freelance
Freelancer
A freelancer, freelance worker, or freelance is somebody who is self-employed and is not committed to a particular employer long term. These workers are often represented by a company or an agency that resells their labor and that of others to its clients with or without project management and...
radio producer
Radio producer
A radio producer oversees the making of a radio show. There are two main types of producer. An audio or creative producer and a content producer. Audio producers create sounds and audio specifically, content producers oversee and orchestrate a radio show or feature...
.
Career
Richard Clarke got a break in mainstream radioRadio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
when he signed to host the evening slot on CFM Radio
CFM Radio
CFM Radio is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to Northern & Central Cumbria and the southern tip of Scotland, with transmitters in Carlisle, Penrith and West Cumbria. Its musical output is popular hits of all genres, with mostly today's hits being featured...
in Carlisle
City of Carlisle
The City of Carlisle is a local government district of Cumbria, England, with the status of a city and non-metropolitan district. It is named after its largest settlement, Carlisle, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Brampton and Longtown, as well as outlying villages...
. Moving from London to Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
, Clarke impressed station directors and was moved to the afternoon drive time
Drive time
Drive time is the daypart analog to prime time for radio broadcasting. It consists of the morning hours when listeners wake up, get ready, and/or head to work or school, and the afternoon hours when they are heading home and before their evening meal. These are the periods where the number of...
. He was then offered the mid-morning slot at Wyvern FM
Wyvern FM
Wyvern is a radio station broadcasting to Herefordshire and Worcestershire in England. Wyvern is predominantly music-based, playing pop from the 1980s through to the present day...
in his home city of Worcester, presenting for two years. Clarke also regularly DJ'd at local nightclubs, often and hosted the XS concerts. A further move to Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
followed to host drive time on Trent FM
Trent FM
Trent FM was an Independent Local Radio station which broadcast to Nottinghamshire. The station merged with two other East Midlands stations, Leicester Sound and Ram FM to form Capital FM East Midlands on Monday 3 January 2011.-History:Launched on 3 July 1975 as Radio Trent and based in a...
. This led him to meet Lucy Horobin
Lucy Horobin
Lucy Horobin is a British radio presenter who currently presents simulcast evening show In:Demand across bauer's Big City Network alongside Alex James. She attended Nottingham Trent University where she achieved a BA in Broadcast Journalism...
to present Richard and Lucy. He was also the stations Deputy Programme Director, a post he had continued since working at Wyvern FM.
In January 2006, Clarke and Horobin moved north to Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
to present a new evening show. The show was originally given the short-lived name North West's Most Wanted and aired on Key 103
Key 103
Key 103 is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to the city of Manchester and the north west of England. Its output is principally contemporary pop and dance music. Formerly owned by Trans World Communications, EMAP and now by Bauer Radio, Key 103 is part of Bauer's Place Network of...
and sister station Rock FM. By this time they were known as Rich and Luce. Following it's success, the programme was rebranded In:Demand
In:Demand
In:Demand with Alex James is a radio show which broadcasts across most of the Bauer Radio owned Place Portfolio and The Hits Radio, each weeknight 1900–2200, networked from Key 103 in Manchester.- Presenters :...
and launched across the Big City Network
Big City Network
Bauer Place & Bauer Passion are the names given to two radio networks owned and operated by Bauer Radio. Place incorporates 36 local radio stations in Northern & southern England and Scotland while Passion incorporates six national or semi-national music genre stations.The main rival networks are...
as a Bauer Radio simulcast show across the North of England. Bauer's nationwide DAB
Digital audio broadcasting
Digital Audio Broadcasting is a digital radio technology for broadcasting radio stations, used in several countries, particularly in Europe. As of 2006, approximately 1,000 stations worldwide broadcast in the DAB format....
station The Hits
The Hits
The Hits was a music video channel in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, owned by Box Television.-Overview and availability:The channel showcased a range of pop centering on chart hits and current favourites...
also took the programme. At Key 103, Clarke also hosted a Saturday lunchtime show and often covered the nationwide Hit40UK
Hit40uk
Hit40UK was a networked Top 40 chart show broadcasting on around 130 UK commercial radio stations every Sunday from 4pm to 7pm. It is now a TV programme shown on 4Music. The radio version was produced in house by Global Radio and Somethin' Else...
when regular presenter Lucio
Lucio
Lucio is an Italian, Portuguese, Spanish male given name derived from Latin name Lucius. Lucio is also an Italian, Portuguese and Spanish surname.It may be refer to:People* Lucio Amanti , a Canadian cellist...
was absent, the first time being 24 June 2007.
Clarke joined 95.8 Capital FM in January 2009 to host the weeknight late slot and a Sunday evening "sorting out your problems" style show. In March 2009 he was joined by new co-presenter Kat Shoob
Kat Shoob
Katherine 'Kat' Shoob is a British radio presenter on The Vodafone Big Top 40.Shoob modelled for Maxim in September 2006.Shoob presented The Mint, a phone-in quiz that was shown on ITV1 and ITV2...
and they presented six shows a week. In April 2009, Clarke began presenting Hit40UK
Hit40uk
Hit40UK was a networked Top 40 chart show broadcasting on around 130 UK commercial radio stations every Sunday from 4pm to 7pm. It is now a TV programme shown on 4Music. The radio version was produced in house by Global Radio and Somethin' Else...
in place of Lucio whose contract was not renewed. Hit40UK was re branded as The Vodafone Big Top 40 on 14 June 2009. Rich has covered the 95.8 Capital FM's Capital Breakfast whilst Johnny Vaughan
Johnny Vaughan
Jonathan Randall Vaughan is an English broadcaster and journalist. Vaughan has become well known as a television and radio personality and has also built a reputation as a film critic. He co-presented Capital Breakfast alongside Lisa Snowdon on 95.8 Capital FM between 2004 and 2011...
was absent in July 2009. From 3 January 2011, on the newly formed Capital FM
The Capital FM Network
Capital is a radio network of nine Independent Local Radio stations in the United Kingdom which are owned and operated by Global Radio, launching on 3 January 2011. Capital was previously known as Mix, One, Galaxy and Hit Music at various times...
network, Clarke sole presents every weeknight from 19:00 until 23:00 in addition to his commitments with The Vodafone Big Top 40.
Other activities
Rich is also a voice over artist and has voiced album campaigns for many current chart stars. Outside of Radio, Richard has dabbled in Web Development with his own Trickster Media company and is a keen runner, having completed the Great North RunGreat North Run
The Bupa Great North Run is the world's largest half marathon, taking place annually each September. Participants run between Newcastle upon Tyne and South Shields in England. The run was devised by former Olympic 10,000 m bronze medallist and BBC Sport commentator Brendan Foster.The first Great...
and the Great Manchester Run
Great Manchester Run
The Bupa Great Manchester Run is an annual 10 kilometre run through the streets in Manchester city centre, which was established in 2003. Usually held in mid-May, it is among the largest and most prestigious mass participation runs in the United Kingdom...
.
External links
- Rich Clarke Official Website
- Rich Clarke on TwitterTwitterTwitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...