Earl Richmond
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Earl Richmond was a broadcaster born in Highgate
, London
in 1928, he died in May 2001.
Earl first worked in radio on British Forces Radio
in Trieste
. He was also heard in Cyprus
before moving to America to study Television
.
His first job in Television was as Transmission Controller for Rediffusion
in the 1950s. He then moved back into radio when Radio London
started in 1964 to present the 9:00 A.M - 12:00 P.M slot, he was also the administrator on board the MV Galaxy radio ship that the station broadcast from. Earl stayed with the pirate station
until the spring of 1966.
Earl then became a familiar voice on Yorkshire Television
in the late 1960s and 1970s as a continuity announcer http://tvannouncers.thetvroomplus.com/channel-43.html.
Incidentally, Yorkshire Television also hired Richmond's fellow Radio London DJs John Crosse
and Paul Kaye
as announcers, as well as Keith Martin
from Radio Caroline
and Terry Davis
from Radio North Sea
.
After leaving Yorkshire Television, he moved to Thailand
to set up a production company
and work on English language radio in Bangkok. He was also involved in the Hotel trade and ran a restaurant called 'The Beefeater' before passing away after a heart attack http://www.offshoreradio.co.uk/djsq2r.htm http://www.offshoreradio.co.uk/djsq2r.htm#richmond.
Highgate
Highgate is an area of North London on the north-eastern corner of Hampstead Heath.Highgate is one of the most expensive London suburbs in which to live. It has an active conservation body, the Highgate Society, to protect its character....
, London
London
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in 1928, he died in May 2001.
Earl first worked in radio on British Forces Radio
British Forces Broadcasting Service
The British Forces Broadcasting Service provides radio and television programmes for HM Forces, and their dependents, in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Brunei, Canada, Cyprus, the Falkland Islands, Germany, Gibraltar, Kosovo, the Middle East, Northern Ireland and Tristan da Cunha as well as a live satellite...
in Trieste
Trieste
Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city...
. He was also heard in Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
before moving to America to study Television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
.
His first job in Television was as Transmission Controller for Rediffusion
Associated-Rediffusion
Associated-Rediffusion, later Rediffusion, London, was the British ITV contractor for London and parts of the surrounding counties, on weekdays between 1954 and 29 July 1968. Transmissions started on 22 September 1955.-Formation:...
in the 1950s. He then moved back into radio when Radio London
Wonderful Radio London
Radio London, also known as Big L and Wonderful Radio London, was a top 40 offshore commercial station that operated from 16 December 1964 to 14 August 1967, from a ship anchored in the North Sea, three and a half miles off Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, England...
started in 1964 to present the 9:00 A.M - 12:00 P.M slot, he was also the administrator on board the MV Galaxy radio ship that the station broadcast from. Earl stayed with the pirate station
Pirate radio
Pirate radio is illegal or unregulated radio transmission. The term is most commonly used to describe illegal broadcasting for entertainment or political purposes, but is also sometimes used for illegal two-way radio operation...
until the spring of 1966.
Earl then became a familiar voice on Yorkshire Television
Yorkshire Television
Yorkshire Television, now officially known as ITV Yorkshire and sometimes unofficially abbreviated to YTV, is a British television broadcaster and the contractor for the Yorkshire franchise area on the ITV network...
in the late 1960s and 1970s as a continuity announcer http://tvannouncers.thetvroomplus.com/channel-43.html.
Incidentally, Yorkshire Television also hired Richmond's fellow Radio London DJs John Crosse
John Crosse
John Crosse was a radio DJ, presenter and continuity announcer, famed for being one of the voices of the Yorkshire Television region of Independent Television for 17 years.-Career:...
and Paul Kaye
Paul Kaye (broadcaster)
Paul Kaye was a British radio broadcaster from Barnstaple in North Devon.-Biography:...
as announcers, as well as Keith Martin
Keith Martin (broadcaster)
Keith Martin is a broadcaster born in Sandwich, Kent.Keith was involved with offshore radio from the earliest days, but later became a continuity announcer for various regional TV stations....
from Radio Caroline
Radio Caroline
Radio Caroline is an English radio station founded in 1964 by Ronan O'Rahilly to circumvent the record companies' control of popular music broadcasting in the United Kingdom and the BBC's radio broadcasting monopoly...
and Terry Davis
Terry Davis
Terence Anthony Gordon Davis CMG PC , known as Terry Davis, is a British Labour Party politician, and former Member of Parliament for the Birmingham Hodge Hill constituency, and former Secretary General of the Council of Europe...
from Radio North Sea
Radio North Sea International
Radio North Sea International also known as Radio Nordsee International in German and Radio Noordzee Internationaal in Dutch, was a European offshore radio station, run by the Swiss firm Mebo Telecommunications, jointly owned by Swiss engineer, Edwin Bollier, and his business partner, Erwin Meister...
.
After leaving Yorkshire Television, he moved to Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
to set up a production company
Production company
A production company provides the physical basis for works in the realms of the performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, and video.- Tasks and functions :...
and work on English language radio in Bangkok. He was also involved in the Hotel trade and ran a restaurant called 'The Beefeater' before passing away after a heart attack http://www.offshoreradio.co.uk/djsq2r.htm http://www.offshoreradio.co.uk/djsq2r.htm#richmond.
External links
- radiolondon.co.uk - Obituary.
- radiolondon.co.uk - The Radio London/Yorkshire Television connection?
- offshoreradio.co.uk - Biog on Pirate Radio Hall Of Fame.
- bbc.co.uk - Mention in a BBC article about pirate radio.
- soundsforce5.com - A band Earl Richmond once played on a Radio London roadshow.