Enda Caldwell
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Enda Caldwell is an Irish
radio personality and voice actor from Kilberry
, Navan
, County Meath
.
. He attended Wilkinstown N.S. first as his primary education began and later transferred to St.Oliver Plunkett's in Navan for his final year of Primary. From 1988 to 1993 Enda attended Navan Community College now known as Beaufort College Navan where he completed his leaving cert.
Though his first passion was for cars and the motor industry Caldwell was always interested in music and broadcasting through his love of drama listening to Pat Courtenay on Energy 103 breakfast with all the characters he created. He DJ'ed his first disco at the age of 14. He studied Radio Production and Journalism at Ballyfermot College of Further Education in Dublin from 1993 to 1995 where he achieved a merit profile in Radio Production and Journalism (Media) with a HND from BTEC
.
as an assistant to Tony West. In 1991 he went on to do a course in Television with Navan Community Television now known as Province 5 Television.
His radio career began on Irish pirate radio in 1992 at Kiss FM
in Dundalk. Later in 1994 Enda presented some Friday afternoon shows for "Dublin's Dance Music Factory" Sunset 107, as Enda Story. He and Greg Parke were instrumental in establishing Navan's Energy Radio on October 1, 1994.
in Louth and Meath before debuting at Wexford's radio station South East Radio
in 1997 with "South East Radio's Power FM." He worked briefly at Q102.9
and Midlands 103
before moving to Kiss 106 (Northern Ireland) where he launched the station's live programming and presenting its first ever live breakfast show.
In late 1998 he played the hospital porter in Angela's Ashes
, a 1999 film based on the memoir of the same title by Frank McCourt. It was directed by Alan Parker and starred Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle, Joe Breen as young Frank. Enda is to be seen pushing the hospital trolley with Joe Breen as young Frank after his character develops appendicitis
.
Caldwell was later to become Head of Production at the satellite station Radio Limerick One
and RLO TV, based in Limerick
. In late 1999 and early 2000, Caldwell was also DJing live at many venues across Ireland.
In February 2000, John O'Hara hired Caldwell as the overnight presenter with the newly relaunched Atlantic 252
. Caldwell earned an international reputation working for RTE
and RTL Group
for almost two years, presenting every possible shift on the station. His work there included the final live drivetime show from their studios at Mornington House in County Meath on Thursday 20 December 2001, at approximately 4.55pm this was followed by a specially compiled Tribute show produced by Enda Caldwell and Eric Murphy
celebrating the station's 12 year history of broadcasting and featuring classic airchecks and playlist tracks from each year of Atlantic 252's history.
For the next several years, Caldwell worked at a number of radio stations in the United Kingdom and Ireland, including Today FM
, where he most notably launched Planet Hits the "Saturday Night Hitmusic show" on May 26, 2001 and later went on to present key shifts on the station. He also regularly filled in for Tim Kelly on The Today FM Top 40. In 2003, Caldwell launched the very first "Nothin' but 90's" show on Today FM and presented that show for over two years. He has also presented mainstream daytime shows for Cool FM
, Wyvern FM
, Beat 102-103
, Kiss 100
, Xfm
, Real Radio
, Reading 107, Choice FM in Ireland and Dublin's Country Mix 106.8 FM before moving to Luxembourg to work for Radio Luxembourg
.
.
From July to December 2008 Enda hosted Drivetime at Riviera Radio in Monaco.
More recently he has been heard on Kevin Branigan's temporary licence Classic Rock station 94.9 The Rock where he presented "The Classic Album at Midnight" and some 90's shows on The 90's Network, also a Dublin temporary licence station.
Since 2002 Caldwell has operated his own Freelance voice-over and Media business Enda Caldwell Productions.
Currently he is the male station imaging voice of Beat 102-103
the number one youth radio station in Ireland.
He has also voiced radio imaging for other stations including Galway's 958 and Iur FM.
Most recently he played a character voice for an Italian children's cartoon animation called "Pipi Pupu and Rosemarie" penned by the Oscar award winning screenwriter Vincenzo Cerami which and is due for syndication with BBC and on Canadian TV and many other outlets internationally.
Caldwell can be heard now head nowadays occasionly on Dublin's radio station FM104
and more recently has joined the Sunday afternoon slot on Wicklow's radio station East Coast FM
.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
radio personality and voice actor from Kilberry
Kilberry
Kilberry is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is on the western coast of the district of Knapdale. Close by the small village is the popular Port Ban Caravan Park which provides both caravans for rent during holiday seasons and plots for privately owned caravans along with a large...
, Navan
Navan
-People:Navan was the childhood home of Pierce Brosnan, who appeared in the television series Remington Steele and was the fifth film actor to play James Bond. TV personality Hector Ó hEochagáin, and comedians Dylan Moran and Tommy Tiernan also hail from Navan....
, County Meath
County Meath
County Meath is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Mide . Meath County Council is the local authority for the county...
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Early life and education
As a child Caldwell studied Speech and Drama with the London College of MusicLondon College of Music
The London College of Music is a music school which is part of the University of West London in England.The LCM was founded in 1887 and existed as an independent music conservatoire based at Great Marlborough Street in central London until 1991...
. He attended Wilkinstown N.S. first as his primary education began and later transferred to St.Oliver Plunkett's in Navan for his final year of Primary. From 1988 to 1993 Enda attended Navan Community College now known as Beaufort College Navan where he completed his leaving cert.
Though his first passion was for cars and the motor industry Caldwell was always interested in music and broadcasting through his love of drama listening to Pat Courtenay on Energy 103 breakfast with all the characters he created. He DJ'ed his first disco at the age of 14. He studied Radio Production and Journalism at Ballyfermot College of Further Education in Dublin from 1993 to 1995 where he achieved a merit profile in Radio Production and Journalism (Media) with a HND from BTEC
Business And Technology Education Council (BTEC)
The Business and Technology Education Council is the British body which awards vocational qualifications. Such qualifications are commonly referred to as "BTECs"....
.
Early career
Caldwell's Media career began with helping out at Atlantic 252Atlantic 252
Atlantic 252 was a long wave radio station broadcasting to Ireland and the United Kingdom on 252 kHz from its 1988 purpose built transmission site Clarkstown radio transmitter, which provided service to Atlantic 252 from 1989 until 2002. The station's studios were located just 12 km away in...
as an assistant to Tony West. In 1991 he went on to do a course in Television with Navan Community Television now known as Province 5 Television.
His radio career began on Irish pirate radio in 1992 at Kiss FM
Kiss FM
-United States:* KISS-FM , a brand name used for several Top 40 stations, many owned by Clear Channel Communications including:** KBKS-FM, better known as "106.1 KISS-FM", in Seattle** KHKS-FM, better known as "106.1 KISS-FM", in Dallas...
in Dundalk. Later in 1994 Enda presented some Friday afternoon shows for "Dublin's Dance Music Factory" Sunset 107, as Enda Story. He and Greg Parke were instrumental in establishing Navan's Energy Radio on October 1, 1994.
1995 to 2006
After graduating from BCFE, Caldwell worked evenings at Tipp FM in Tipperary, WLR FM in Waterford and LMFMLMFM
LMFM is an independent Local Radio station in Ireland. It is also the largest Local radio station outside of Dublin and Cork broadcasting to a population in excess of 300,000 adults. Media group UTV bought the station in a deal worth about €10 million in 2005.LMFM broadcasts on a number of...
in Louth and Meath before debuting at Wexford's radio station South East Radio
South East Radio
South East Radio is an Irish radio station, broadcasting at: 95.6; 96.2, and 96.4 MHz. Its broadcasts across Co. Wexford from studios in a 19th Century Georgian-Styled former bank branch, located on Wexford's quay....
in 1997 with "South East Radio's Power FM." He worked briefly at Q102.9
Q102.9
Q102.9 "Northwest's Best Music" is a radio station based in Derry, County Londonderry. It broadcasts on FM 102.9 to the north west of Northern Ireland, Q102 also broadcasts via DAB throughout Northern Ireland via the Score NI multiplex. It is part of the Q Radio Network, which also owns a number...
and Midlands 103
Midlands 103
Midlands 103 is an Irish local radio station broadcasting to Laois, Offaly and Westmeath.The station's headquarters is in Tullamore, and it also has studios in Athlone, Mullingar, and Portlaoise.- Presenters :*Aidan Barry...
before moving to Kiss 106 (Northern Ireland) where he launched the station's live programming and presenting its first ever live breakfast show.
In late 1998 he played the hospital porter in Angela's Ashes
Angela's Ashes (film)
Angela's Ashes is a 1999 Irish-American drama film based on the memoir of the same title by Frank McCourt. It was directed by Alan Parker and starred Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle, Joe Breen, Ciaran Owens, and Michael Legge .-Plot:Angela's Ashes tells the story of Frank McCourt and his childhood...
, a 1999 film based on the memoir of the same title by Frank McCourt. It was directed by Alan Parker and starred Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle, Joe Breen as young Frank. Enda is to be seen pushing the hospital trolley with Joe Breen as young Frank after his character develops appendicitis
Appendicitis
Appendicitis is a condition characterized by inflammation of the appendix. It is classified as a medical emergency and many cases require removal of the inflamed appendix, either by laparotomy or laparoscopy. Untreated, mortality is high, mainly because of the risk of rupture leading to...
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Caldwell was later to become Head of Production at the satellite station Radio Limerick One
Radio Limerick One
Radio Limerick One, also called Limerick 95FM and RLO at times, was an Irish pirate radio station, which was the licensed radio station serving Limerick city and county. Licenced by the Independent Radio and Television Commission in 1989, its licence was removed in 1996 for misbehaviour, although...
and RLO TV, based in Limerick
Limerick
Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...
. In late 1999 and early 2000, Caldwell was also DJing live at many venues across Ireland.
In February 2000, John O'Hara hired Caldwell as the overnight presenter with the newly relaunched Atlantic 252
Atlantic 252
Atlantic 252 was a long wave radio station broadcasting to Ireland and the United Kingdom on 252 kHz from its 1988 purpose built transmission site Clarkstown radio transmitter, which provided service to Atlantic 252 from 1989 until 2002. The station's studios were located just 12 km away in...
. Caldwell earned an international reputation working for RTE
RTE
RTÉ is the abbreviation for Raidió Teilifís Éireann, the public broadcasting service of the Republic of Ireland.RTE may also refer to:* Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, 25th Prime Minister of Turkey...
and RTL Group
RTL Group
RTL Group is Europe's largest TV, radio and production company, and is majority-owned by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. It has 45 television and 32 radio stations in 11 countries...
for almost two years, presenting every possible shift on the station. His work there included the final live drivetime show from their studios at Mornington House in County Meath on Thursday 20 December 2001, at approximately 4.55pm this was followed by a specially compiled Tribute show produced by Enda Caldwell and Eric Murphy
Eric Murphy
Eric "E." Murphy is a fictional character on the comedy-drama television series Entourage. He is played by Kevin Connolly.-Fictional character biography:...
celebrating the station's 12 year history of broadcasting and featuring classic airchecks and playlist tracks from each year of Atlantic 252's history.
For the next several years, Caldwell worked at a number of radio stations in the United Kingdom and Ireland, including Today FM
Today FM
Radio Ireland Ltd, trading as 100-102 Today FM is an Irish commercial FM radio station which is available nationally. The station, which commenced broadcasting on Saint Patrick's Day in 1997, can be received nationally and carries a mix of music and talk...
, where he most notably launched Planet Hits the "Saturday Night Hitmusic show" on May 26, 2001 and later went on to present key shifts on the station. He also regularly filled in for Tim Kelly on The Today FM Top 40. In 2003, Caldwell launched the very first "Nothin' but 90's" show on Today FM and presented that show for over two years. He has also presented mainstream daytime shows for Cool FM
Cool FM
97.4 Cool FM is a commercial radio station, based in Newtownards, Northern Ireland, owned and operated by Bauer Radio and part of the Big City Network. The station began broadcasting in 1990 when its parent station Downtown Radio ceased simulcasting and split its AM and FM frequencies into two...
, Wyvern FM
Wyvern FM
Wyvern is a radio station broadcasting to Herefordshire and Worcestershire in England. Wyvern is predominantly music-based, playing pop from the 1980s through to the present day...
, Beat 102-103
Beat 102-103
Beat 102 103 is an independent regional radio station in Ireland licensed by the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland covering counties Waterford, Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford and South Tipperary in South East Ireland...
, Kiss 100
Kiss 100 London
Kiss is a UK radio station broadcasting on FM and Digital Radio, specialising in hip hop, R&B, urban and electronic dance music. It also broadcasts on DAB Digital Radio around the UK & nationally on Freeview, Sky and TalkTalk TV...
, Xfm
Xfm
Xfm is a brand of two commercial radio stations focused on alternative music, primarily indie pop, and owned by Global Radio.-History:Xfm was created in London in 1992 by Sammy Jacob, who later co-founded NME Radio in 2008. Xfm subsequently expanded to a network of four stations; there are...
, Real Radio
Real Radio (Wales)
Real Radio Wales is a Regional Radio station owned and operated by GMG Radio and forming part of the Real Radio network. The station broadcasts from studios at Morganstown in Cardiff on various FM frequencies, DAB via the MXR Severn Estuary multiplex and across the UK on digital satellite TV...
, Reading 107, Choice FM in Ireland and Dublin's Country Mix 106.8 FM before moving to Luxembourg to work for Radio Luxembourg
Radio Luxembourg (English)
Radio Luxembourg is a commercial broadcaster in many languages from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It is nowadays known in most non-English languages as RTL ....
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Digital Radio Mondiale and Recent Career
On September 26, 2006, Caldwell moved to Luxembourg to take up a programming and presentation position at the newly relaunched Radio LuxembourgRadio Luxembourg (DRM)
Radio Luxembourg is the name of a commercial radio station that has broadcast in many languages in conjunction with a television service operated from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.-Background history:...
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From July to December 2008 Enda hosted Drivetime at Riviera Radio in Monaco.
More recently he has been heard on Kevin Branigan's temporary licence Classic Rock station 94.9 The Rock where he presented "The Classic Album at Midnight" and some 90's shows on The 90's Network, also a Dublin temporary licence station.
Since 2002 Caldwell has operated his own Freelance voice-over and Media business Enda Caldwell Productions.
Currently he is the male station imaging voice of Beat 102-103
Beat 102-103
Beat 102 103 is an independent regional radio station in Ireland licensed by the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland covering counties Waterford, Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford and South Tipperary in South East Ireland...
the number one youth radio station in Ireland.
He has also voiced radio imaging for other stations including Galway's 958 and Iur FM.
Most recently he played a character voice for an Italian children's cartoon animation called "Pipi Pupu and Rosemarie" penned by the Oscar award winning screenwriter Vincenzo Cerami which and is due for syndication with BBC and on Canadian TV and many other outlets internationally.
Caldwell can be heard now head nowadays occasionly on Dublin's radio station FM104
FM104
FM104 is an Independent Local Radio station broadcast across Dublin, Ireland, on the frequency 104.4 MHz. It is operated by Capital Radio Productions Limited , and is a subsidiary of UTV Radio. The station broadcasts under a sound broadcasting contract from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland...
and more recently has joined the Sunday afternoon slot on Wicklow's radio station East Coast FM
East Coast FM
East Coast FM is an Irish local radio station broadcasting from Bray, County Wicklow under a sound broadcasting contract from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland...
.
News and references
- http://archive.worcesternews.co.uk/2002/8/27/252775.html
- http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2004/01/25/story75032749.asp
- http://podcasts.voices.com/voiceoverexperts/2008/11/voice_over_experts_episode_69.html
- http://www.radioluxembourg.co.uk/~radigco/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=56&Itemid=68
- http://www.radiowaves.fm/newsstand/meathchronicle/060930.shtml
External links
- Official website
- Enda Caldwell profile at Voiceover Universe
- Enda Caldwell on Media UK
- Enda Caldwell Radio Presenter page on Radio Talent