Wayne Clarke (broadcaster)
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Wayne Clarke is an award-winning radio presenter and producer.
He is the current holder of the Andrew Cross Award
as "Religious Broadcaster of the Year (local and regional)", one of the premier awards for the religious media in the United Kingdom. He is also an ordained Baptist
minister, and has been the minister of Dovedale Baptist Church, Liverpool
since 1994.
He was born in Rugby
, Warwickshire
and attended Lawrence Sheriff School
, Keele University
and Regent's Park College, Oxford.
Since 2001 he has produced and presented "Daybreak", the religious affairs programme on BBC Radio Merseyside
. On 1 January 2008 he was listed by the Liverpool Echo
as one of the 366 "Scouserati", the most influential people in Merseyside
.
He is no relation to Wayne Clarke
the footballer and former Everton centre forward, although both were born in 1961 and both made their reputation in the city of Liverpool
.
He is the current holder of the Andrew Cross Award
Andrew Cross Award
The Andrew Cross Awards were one of the UK's awards for religious journalism. They were awarded annually by the Churches' Media Council, an association which brought together churches, broadcasters, broadcasting authorities and media educators in celebrating and encouraging the best in...
as "Religious Broadcaster of the Year (local and regional)", one of the premier awards for the religious media in the United Kingdom. He is also an ordained Baptist
Baptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
minister, and has been the minister of Dovedale Baptist Church, Liverpool
Dovedale Baptist Church, Liverpool
Dovedale Baptist Church is an evangelical Baptist Church in Liverpool. It is in membership with the Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Evangelical Alliance and Churches Together in Mossley Hill....
since 1994.
He was born in Rugby
Rugby, Warwickshire
Rugby is a market town in Warwickshire, England, located on the River Avon. The town has a population of 61,988 making it the second largest town in the county...
, Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
and attended Lawrence Sheriff School
Lawrence Sheriff School
Lawrence Sheriff School is a selective boys' grammar school in Rugby in Warwickshire. The school is named after Lawrence Sheriff, the Elizabethan man who founded Rugby School. The school's name is often shortened to 'LSS', or often just 'Sheriff' by boys at the school. In a recent OFSTED ...
, Keele University
Keele University
Keele University is a campus university near Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. Founded in 1949 as an experimental college dedicated to a broad curriculum and interdisciplinary study, Keele is most notable for pioneering the dual honours degree in Britain...
and Regent's Park College, Oxford.
Since 2001 he has produced and presented "Daybreak", the religious affairs programme on BBC Radio Merseyside
BBC Radio Merseyside
BBC Radio Merseyside is the BBC Local Radio service for the English metropolitan county of Merseyside and north Cheshire. It was the third BBC local radio station to launch on 22 November 1967 initially serving the south west of historic Lancashire....
. On 1 January 2008 he was listed by the Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
The Liverpool Echo is a newspaper published by Trinity Mirror in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is published Monday to Saturday, and is Liverpool's evening newspaper while its sister paper, the Liverpool Daily Post, is the morning paper...
as one of the 366 "Scouserati", the most influential people in Merseyside
Merseyside
Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...
.
He is no relation to Wayne Clarke
Wayne Clarke
Wayne Clarke is a former professional football player from England. During his career he made nearly 450 appearances in the Football League, playing as a striker for several different clubs including Wolverhampton Wanderers, Birmingham City, Everton and Manchester City. He scored nearly 150 goals...
the footballer and former Everton centre forward, although both were born in 1961 and both made their reputation in the city of Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
.