Annabel Port
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Annabel Port is a British radio presenter who currently acts as a sidekick on Geoff Lloyd's Hometime Show
, broadcast from Monday to Friday on Absolute Radio from 5 pm to 8 pm. She is known for her witty sense of humour and eccentric behaviour. She previously worked on The Geoff Show
and read the travel reports on the Pete And Geoff
Breakfast Show which she hosted along with Lloyd and Pete Mitchell before the latter's departure in December 2005. She married Jonathan Thompson, commissioning editor at Men's Health in April 2011.
, and Oxford Brookes University
.
and Mexicans
for three years, spent six months doing data input, one week cleaning an old people's home
and to her knowledge holds the national record for the 6 years she held a paper round (until the unusually mature age of 18). Annabel is a former presenter of Whipps Cross Hospital Radio
.
On 14 January 2001 she came to Virgin Radio
on a work experience placement and was spotted by Lloyd. Since then she has auditioned to be Michael Hutchence
's replacement in INXS
and has been to circus
school. In a show broadcast on 9 September 2005, Sir Paul McCartney
assisted her in completing a song about beef tomatoes
.
, and is still a prominent and notable member of the Absolute Radio team and Geoff Show symposium. She is well known for her unique take on the world with features such as 'Annabel versus the Internet.'
Before 'The Geoff Show', Annabel also presented features on the Virgin Radio Breakfast Show, which included "Annabel's Animals" where Geoff was asked to guess the identity of animals brought to the studio by local zoos. A more regular feature was "Annabel's Friday Song". This is where the aforementioned tomato song with Sir Paul McCartney was aired. This feature is now occasionally resurrected on 'The Geoff Show' when the show does a podcast only show, albeit a "bawdy" song not fit for broadcast on UK radio.
"Annabel's Friday Song" was usually a short, comical song introducing the coming weekend, with varying topical verses played live by Annabel. The song was introduced as coming "From the golden throat of miss Annabel Port".
Chorus
Oh what does it mean when the pubs are all packed at five-thirty?
Oh what does it mean when we're all having fish for our tea?
Oh what does it mean when top of the pops is on the telly?
Oh yes, the weekend's nearly here;
So sing along with meeee-ee hee hee...
On 29 September 2008, Annabel moved along with the rest of the team to Geoff Lloyd's Hometime Show
.
On 9 May 2011 Annabel won a Gold Sony Radio Award for Best On-Air Contributor, beating, among others, Moira Stuart
and Mark Kermode
.
Geoff Lloyd's Hometime Show
Geoff Lloyd's Hometime Show is a drivetime radio program, broadcast on Absolute Radio.The show runs for three hours, between 5pm and 8pm, Monday to Thursday, and for two hours, between 5pm and 7pm, on Fridays. Presented by Geoff Lloyd, it also featured his 'symposium', comprising himself, Annabel...
, broadcast from Monday to Friday on Absolute Radio from 5 pm to 8 pm. She is known for her witty sense of humour and eccentric behaviour. She previously worked on The Geoff Show
The Geoff Show
The Geoff Show was a humorous radio program, broadcast on Absolute Radio from 3 January 2006 to 25 September 2008.The show ran for three hours, between 10pm and 1am, Monday to Thursday. Presented by Geoff Lloyd, it also featured his 'symposium', comprising himself, Annabel Port and his producer...
and read the travel reports on the Pete And Geoff
Pete And Geoff
The duo of Pete and Geoff were DJs Pete Mitchell and Geoff Lloyd, who from January 2003 to December 2005 hosted the breakfast show on Virgin Radio. In the early 1980s, Mitchell was an aspiring musician who moved into management and production...
Breakfast Show which she hosted along with Lloyd and Pete Mitchell before the latter's departure in December 2005. She married Jonathan Thompson, commissioning editor at Men's Health in April 2011.
Education
Annabel was educated at Westcliff High School for GirlsWestcliff High School for Girls
Westcliff High School for Girls is a selective non-boarding grammar school for girls in Southend-On-Sea, Essex and surrounding areas.-Admissions:...
, and Oxford Brookes University
Oxford Brookes University
Oxford Brookes University is a new university in Oxford, England. It was named to honour the school's founding principal, John Brookes. It has been ranked as the best new university by the Sunday Times University Guide 10 years in a row...
.
Career
Prior to working in radio, she taught English to PolesPoles
thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...
and Mexicans
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
for three years, spent six months doing data input, one week cleaning an old people's home
Nursing home
A nursing home, convalescent home, skilled nursing unit , care home, rest home, or old people's home provides a type of care of residents: it is a place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living...
and to her knowledge holds the national record for the 6 years she held a paper round (until the unusually mature age of 18). Annabel is a former presenter of Whipps Cross Hospital Radio
Whipps Cross University Hospital
Whipps Cross University Hospital is an NHS-run University Hospital in Whipps Cross, Waltham Forest, London, United Kingdom which housed London's first Hyperbaric Unit....
.
On 14 January 2001 she came to Virgin Radio
Virgin Radio
Absolute Radio is one of the UK's three Independent National Radio stations. The station rebranded to its current name at 7.45am on 29 September 2008.The station is based in London and plays popular rock music...
on a work experience placement and was spotted by Lloyd. Since then she has auditioned to be Michael Hutchence
Michael Hutchence
Michael Kelland John Hutchence was an Australian musician and actor. He was the founding lead singer-songwriter of rock band :INXS from 1977 to his death in 1997, a period of twenty years. Hutchence was a member of short-lived pop rock group Max Q and recorded solo material which was released...
's replacement in INXS
INXS
INXS are an Australian rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. Mainstays are Garry Gary Beers on bass guitar, Andrew Farriss on guitar/keyboards, Jon Farriss on drums, Tim Farriss on lead guitar and Kirk Pengilly on guitar/sax...
and has been to circus
Circus
A circus is commonly a travelling company of performers that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, unicyclists and other stunt-oriented artists...
school. In a show broadcast on 9 September 2005, Sir Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
assisted her in completing a song about beef tomatoes
Beefsteak tomato
Beefsteak tomatoes are the largest varieties of cultivated tomatoes, some weighing or more. Most are pink or red with numerous small seed compartments distributed throughout the fruit, sometimes displaying pronounced ribbing similar to ancient pre-Columbian tomato cultivars...
.
Annabel at Absolute Radio
Annabel has worked on 'The Geoff Show' since its inception in January 2006 and has devised and presented a number of radio features, including "Porting Controversy", as well as a velvety broadcast voice on the infamous "Dirty Book At Bedtime". In January 2007, Annabel became the Head of Showbusiness on The Geoff ShowThe Geoff Show
The Geoff Show was a humorous radio program, broadcast on Absolute Radio from 3 January 2006 to 25 September 2008.The show ran for three hours, between 10pm and 1am, Monday to Thursday. Presented by Geoff Lloyd, it also featured his 'symposium', comprising himself, Annabel Port and his producer...
, and is still a prominent and notable member of the Absolute Radio team and Geoff Show symposium. She is well known for her unique take on the world with features such as 'Annabel versus the Internet.'
Before 'The Geoff Show', Annabel also presented features on the Virgin Radio Breakfast Show, which included "Annabel's Animals" where Geoff was asked to guess the identity of animals brought to the studio by local zoos. A more regular feature was "Annabel's Friday Song". This is where the aforementioned tomato song with Sir Paul McCartney was aired. This feature is now occasionally resurrected on 'The Geoff Show' when the show does a podcast only show, albeit a "bawdy" song not fit for broadcast on UK radio.
"Annabel's Friday Song" was usually a short, comical song introducing the coming weekend, with varying topical verses played live by Annabel. The song was introduced as coming "From the golden throat of miss Annabel Port".
Chorus
Oh what does it mean when the pubs are all packed at five-thirty?
Oh what does it mean when we're all having fish for our tea?
Oh what does it mean when top of the pops is on the telly?
Oh yes, the weekend's nearly here;
So sing along with meeee-ee hee hee...
On 29 September 2008, Annabel moved along with the rest of the team to Geoff Lloyd's Hometime Show
Geoff Lloyd's Hometime Show
Geoff Lloyd's Hometime Show is a drivetime radio program, broadcast on Absolute Radio.The show runs for three hours, between 5pm and 8pm, Monday to Thursday, and for two hours, between 5pm and 7pm, on Fridays. Presented by Geoff Lloyd, it also featured his 'symposium', comprising himself, Annabel...
.
On 9 May 2011 Annabel won a Gold Sony Radio Award for Best On-Air Contributor, beating, among others, Moira Stuart
Moira Stuart
Moira Clare Ruby Stuart OBE is a British journalist who was the first African-Caribbean female newsreader on British television...
and Mark Kermode
Mark Kermode
Mark Kermode is an English film critic, musician and a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. He contributes to Sight and Sound magazine, The Observer newspaper and BBC Radio 5 Live, where he presents Kermode and Mayo's Film Reviews with Simon Mayo on Friday afternoons...
.