Chris Aldridge

Chris Aldridge is a continuity announcer and newsreader for BBC Radio 4.[1]

Biography

He grew up in Horsham, West Sussex.[2]

After one term studying medicine at London Hospital Medical College, Aldridge studied mathematics at Bedford College (University of London). He joined the BBC in 1985, working in the production and archiving departments of Radio 3. He became a newsreader at Radio 5, then a Radio 4 staff announcer in 1995. He spent 2002 training new staff; then returned to the station as a senior announcer alongside Harriet Cass, taking over from Peter Donaldson. He sometimes reads and presents the Six O'Clock News on BBC Radio 4.

In 2021, Chris Aldridge stepped down from his role as senior announcer but remains on Radio 4 as a freelance announcer and newsreader.[citation needed]

On 8 September 2022, Aldridge announced the death of Queen Elizabeth II on BBC Radio.

He is married with two children; his hobbies include jogging, photography and playing the piano.[3]

References

  1. ^ "What it's like being a Radio 4 newsreader". Radio Times.
  2. ^ "The Man Behind the Voice: BBC Radio 4 Senior Continuity Announcer and Bedford College Alumnus Chris Aldridge". Royal Holloway, University of London. 3 December 2019.
  3. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Six O'Clock News - Chris Aldridge". BBC.


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