Jamie Rickers
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James "Jamie" Rickers is a British
television presenter, best known as the co-presenter and co-creator of GMTV
's Toonattik
alongside Anna Williamson
. The programmes were produced by GMTV and broadcasted as live on ITV1
, ITV4
and the CITV channel
. He is currently presenting on Nickelodeon, alongside Williamson.
In 2011, Rickers announced that he would launch an audacious bid to set the Guinness World Record for conducting the most television interviews in 24 hours. The television presenter is hoping to interview 50 celebrities in order to raise money for children's charity Unicef.
Rickers is appealing to members of the public to support him with sponsorship as well as tip-offs about where celebrities might be. His challenge is due to start in early 2012 and will finish with an appearance on ITV1's Daybreak with Adrian Chiles and Kate Garraway. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/tv-host-in-celebrity-record-attempt-16005762.html
, Essex
and grew up in Burnham-on-Crouch
, a small village near Southend. He attended St Peter's High School in Burnham.
Leaving school aged 16, Rickers joined the Colchester Institute School of Music and Drama, studying for his Music Foundation A-level. He gained a BA Honours Music degree in 1996.
. He also worked as researcher and celebrity booker on Michael Barrymore
's My Kind of Music
, Kids Say the Funniest Things, An Audience with The Bee Gees
and An Audience with The Spice Girls
. He also worked on LWT's Caught Red Handed, with Andi Peters
on Andi Meets Britney, the CITV Awards and The Richard Blackwood Show
.
In 2000, Rickers joined GMTV
. He co-produced, conceptualized and presented GMTV's Sunday kids' show Up on the Roof until February 2005 when Toonattik
was launched, with Rickers as co-host on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
In 2000, Rickers presented Water Warriors for Carlton Television
, which won an RTS Award for 'Best Entertainment Show'. Rickers also co-hosts CITV's Prove It!
, alongside Joe Challands.
On 6 March 2010, it was announced GMTV Kids presenters Jamie Rickers and Anna Williamson
would be made redundant following ITV plc
taking full control of GMTV, their last broadcast aired on 9 May 2010.
Jamie Rickers presented 'Jamie and Anna's U-Pick Summer' for Nickelodeon in August 2010 which was shown every weekday 12pm - 2pm and 5pm - 7pm.
Currently he is presenting Anubis Unlocked, on Nickelodeon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelodeon
He is also hosting Camp Orange
United Kingdom
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television presenter, best known as the co-presenter and co-creator of GMTV
GMTV
GMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end...
's Toonattik
Toonattik
Toonattik was the flagship children's strand of the British breakfast television station, ITV Breakfast . It began on 5 February 2005 and ran until New Year's Day 2011....
alongside Anna Williamson
Anna Williamson
Anna Williamson is a British television presenter.She is best known as the co-presenter of GMTV's Toonattik and Action Stations! alongside Jamie Rickers...
. The programmes were produced by GMTV and broadcasted as live on ITV1
ITV1
ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...
, ITV4
ITV4
ITV4 is a British television station which was launched on 1 November 2005. It is owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc, and is part of the ITV network. The channel has a male-oriented line-up, including sport, cop shows and US comedies and dramas, as well as classic ITV action...
and the CITV channel
CITV
CITV is a British television channel from ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It broadcasts content from the CITV archive, as well as commissions and acquisitions. CITV itself is the programming block on the main ITV Network .The CITV channel broadcasts from 06:00 to 18:00...
. He is currently presenting on Nickelodeon, alongside Williamson.
In 2011, Rickers announced that he would launch an audacious bid to set the Guinness World Record for conducting the most television interviews in 24 hours. The television presenter is hoping to interview 50 celebrities in order to raise money for children's charity Unicef.
Rickers is appealing to members of the public to support him with sponsorship as well as tip-offs about where celebrities might be. His challenge is due to start in early 2012 and will finish with an appearance on ITV1's Daybreak with Adrian Chiles and Kate Garraway. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/tv-host-in-celebrity-record-attempt-16005762.html
Early life
Rickers was born in ChelmsfordChelmsford
Chelmsford is the county town of Essex, England and the principal settlement of the borough of Chelmsford. It is located in the London commuter belt, approximately northeast of Charing Cross, London, and approximately the same distance from the once provincial Roman capital at Colchester...
, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
and grew up in Burnham-on-Crouch
Burnham-on-Crouch
Burnham-on-Crouch is a town in the Maldon district of Essex in the East of England. It lies on the north bank of the River Crouch.-History:Historically, it has benefited from its location on the coast - first as a ferry port, later as a fishing port known for its oyster beds, and most recently as a...
, a small village near Southend. He attended St Peter's High School in Burnham.
Leaving school aged 16, Rickers joined the Colchester Institute School of Music and Drama, studying for his Music Foundation A-level. He gained a BA Honours Music degree in 1996.
TV career
Rickers' first job in broadcasting was working as a programme runner for LWTLondon Weekend Television
London Weekend Television was the name of the ITV network franchise holder for Greater London and the Home Counties including south Suffolk, middle and east Hampshire, Oxfordshire, south Bedfordshire, south Northamptonshire, parts of Herefordshire & Worcestershire, Warwickshire, east Dorset and...
. He also worked as researcher and celebrity booker on Michael Barrymore
Michael Barrymore
Michael Kieron Parker , better known by his stage name Michael Barrymore, is a British comedian who appeared as a presenter of game shows and light entertainment programmes on British television in the 1980s and 1990s. These included Strike It Lucky, My Kind of People, My Kind of Music and Kids Say...
's My Kind of Music
My Kind of Music
My Kind of Music is a game show in the United Kingdom, produced by LWT for ITV from 8 February 1998 to 29 March 2002.The show's main theme, "My Kind of People", where presenter Michael Barrymore sang some of the lyrics when appearing at the very start, was based on the same song by Robert Palmer...
, Kids Say the Funniest Things, An Audience with The Bee Gees
An Audience with...
An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by ITV Studios, in which a host, usually a singer or comedian, performs for an invited audience of celebrity guests, interspersed with questions from the audience, in a light hearted revue/tribute style.The show began as An...
and An Audience with The Spice Girls
An Audience with...
An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by ITV Studios, in which a host, usually a singer or comedian, performs for an invited audience of celebrity guests, interspersed with questions from the audience, in a light hearted revue/tribute style.The show began as An...
. He also worked on LWT's Caught Red Handed, with Andi Peters
Andi Peters
Andi Eleazu Peters is an English television presenter and television producer.-Education:Peters was educated at Emanuel School, a co-educational independent school in Battersea, in south-west London.-Life and career:...
on Andi Meets Britney, the CITV Awards and The Richard Blackwood Show
The Richard Blackwood Show
The Richard Blackwood Show was a UK television series starring comedian Richard Blackwood. The show was broadcast during 1999 on Channel 4. It included features such as interviews, pranks and stand-up comedy routines. There were noticeable changes as the series progressed...
.
In 2000, Rickers joined GMTV
GMTV
GMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end...
. He co-produced, conceptualized and presented GMTV's Sunday kids' show Up on the Roof until February 2005 when Toonattik
Toonattik
Toonattik was the flagship children's strand of the British breakfast television station, ITV Breakfast . It began on 5 February 2005 and ran until New Year's Day 2011....
was launched, with Rickers as co-host on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
In 2000, Rickers presented Water Warriors for Carlton Television
Carlton Television
Carlton Television was the ITV franchise holder for London and the surrounding counties including the cities of Solihull and Coventry of the West Midlands, south Suffolk, middle and east Hampshire, Oxfordshire, south Bedfordshire, south Northamptonshire, parts of Herefordshire & Worcestershire,...
, which won an RTS Award for 'Best Entertainment Show'. Rickers also co-hosts CITV's Prove It!
Prove It!
Prove It! is an educational children's TV series presented by Joe Challands and Jamie Rickers. It is an entertainment programme focusing on the illustration of scientific facts, while raising the question of whether a certain claim can be empirically verified. The programme can usually be seen on...
, alongside Joe Challands.
On 6 March 2010, it was announced GMTV Kids presenters Jamie Rickers and Anna Williamson
Anna Williamson
Anna Williamson is a British television presenter.She is best known as the co-presenter of GMTV's Toonattik and Action Stations! alongside Jamie Rickers...
would be made redundant following ITV plc
ITV plc
ITV plc is a British media company that operates 12 of the 15 regional television broadcasters that make up the ITV Network, the oldest and largest commercial terrestrial television network in the United Kingdom...
taking full control of GMTV, their last broadcast aired on 9 May 2010.
Jamie Rickers presented 'Jamie and Anna's U-Pick Summer' for Nickelodeon in August 2010 which was shown every weekday 12pm - 2pm and 5pm - 7pm.
Currently he is presenting Anubis Unlocked, on Nickelodeon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelodeon
He is also hosting Camp Orange
Camp Orange
Camp Orange is an Australian children's reality television show broadcast on Nickelodeon Australia. The first season premiered in February 2005. The current season, Camp Orange: Wrong Town premiered on 19 July 2011. The series is hosted by Luke Ryan & Wyatt Nixon-Lloyd.The format has been adapted...