Rick Adams (television presenter) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Rick Mark Adams (born on 16 October 1971) is an English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

television presenter and online radio DJ.

Early career

Adams has hosted television and radio shows for a variety of leading networks including Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon UK

Nickelodeon is a children's television channel available on Sky, Virgin Media, Smallworld Cable, TalkTalk TV and UPC Ireland in the United Kingdom and Ireland, including on demand on BT Vision. The channel was launched on 1 September 1993...

, Children's BBC, Bravo and ITV

ITV

ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...

in the UK on which he presented Crazy Cottage a wacky kids gameshow. He was a co-presenter of Channel 4

Channel 4

Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...

's The Big Breakfast
The Big Breakfast
The Big Breakfast was a British light entertainment television show shown on Channel 4 and S4C each weekday morning from 28 September 1992 until 29 March 2002 during which period 2,482 shows were produced. The Big Breakfast was produced by Planet 24, the production company co-owned by former...

in 1996. He has co-hosted Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon (TV channel)

Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...

US's Slime Time Live
Slime Time Live
Slime Time Live is a television series that aired on Nickelodeon from 2000-2003, lasting 8 seasons. During its run it was hosted by Dave Aizer, Jonah Travick and Jessica Holmes and produced/directed by Jason Harper...

and Nickelodeon UK

Nickelodeon UK

telecasts of the US Kid's Choice Awards, which he co-hosted one year with Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston

Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American singer, actress, producer and a former model. Houston is the most awarded female act of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 1 Emmy Award, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among...

. In 2002 he co-hosted Mission: Paintball on Bravo TV alongside Emily Booth

Emily Booth

Emily Katherine Booth , also known by her stage name Emily "Bouff" Bouffante, is an English actress and television presenter.- Early life :...

Radio KOL

Rick Adams hosted Radio KOL

Radio KOL (Kids Online)

Radio KOL was an internet station that has been airing on AOL from 2003 to 2007. The show's DJ, Rick Adams, was an immediate hit with kids. The show soon grew to over 1,000,000 listeners.- History :...

, the first ever live radio show for children aged 6–15 approximately, broadcast on AOL

AOL

AOL Inc. is an American global Internet services and media company. AOL is headquartered at 770 Broadway in New York. Founded in 1983 as Control Video Corporation, it has franchised its services to companies in several nations around the world or set up international versions of its services...

. He entertained listeners with guest celebrities visiting the show and a variety of games including MooBaa, where Rick will give a guest 30 seconds to guess whether an animal he names is a cow (by saying Moo) or a sheep (by saying Baa).

On 23 November 2007, Rick announced that AOL was planning to cancel Radio KOL and on 28 November 2007, Radio KOL presented its final show.

A petition set up by loyal fans was signed by over 500 fans, listeners, KOL Staff, and celebrities, however on 13 February 2008, AOL discontinued all of its live video streams.

CBS Saturday morning

During the 2006-2007 television season, Rick Adams hosted CBS

CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...

' KOL Secret Slumber Party TV series, Dance Revolution
Dance Revolution
Dance Revolution is a television series from CBS and DiC Entertainment, in association with Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc, produced by Brookwell McNamara Entertainment , and based on the video game series Dance Dance Revolution.Originally known as Dance, Dance, Dance!, the series premiered on...

inspired by the hit video game franchise, Dance Dance Revolution
Dance Dance Revolution
Dance Dance Revolution, abbreviated DDR, and previously known as Dancing Stage in Europe and Australasia, is a music video game series produced by Konami. Introduced in Japan in 1998 as part of the Bemani series, and released in North America and Europe in 1999, Dance Dance Revolution is the...

. The show ran for one season.

Adams also appeared on Sushi Pack
Sushi Pack
Sushi Pack is an American animated television series produced by DIC Entertainment and American Greetings, that aired on the KEWLopolis block on CBS November 3, 2007 - September 12, 2009...

, which aired on Saturdays on CBS before being cancelled.

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