Nick Conrad
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Nick Conrad is a British radio and television presenter. He presents a daily phone-in programme on BBC Radio Norfolk
in Norwich, which he describes as the programme 'that gets the whole county talking'. He also used to present a once weekly current affairs programme with London based talk radio station LBC 97.3
and on BBC digital radio channel BBC 6 Music
where he presented a Saturday night comedy programme between 2006 and 2007. In 2005 he established Smoking Pigeon Media in Manchester UK which made online media content for a number of travel, electronics and educational companies and establishments. In Television he has worked on network formats for Five (Channel 5), Channel 4
and most prominently ITV1
& ITV2
including fronting the television programme Tried & Tested. He on occasion appears on television chat shows including The Alan Titchmarsh Show
, Newsnight Review, Sky News
and This Morning
. In his career so far he has helped win 2 Nation & Region Radio Academy Awards. He was represented by London talent agent John Noel.
, he often makes reference to his ethnicity on air branding himself the UK's 'Whitest Black Man'. His mother died in 1988. In reflection of his personal situation he often passionately expresses interest in matters of faith, family, heritage and multiculturalism in the UK. He regularly talks about the physiological effect of bereavement on his LBC 97.3
broadcasts. In an interview with Michael Daniels at the Lancashire Talks Festival in 2008 he gave a speech about being ‘young and opinionated in a politically silent generation’ the speech was part printed in the ELAM Magazine’s spring edition. Nick Conrad is a keen Norwich City F.C.
fan and often talks of his love of the club on whichever radio station he is on. Before Nick's career in radio took off he desperately wanted to be a professional footballer and to play for "The Canaries" having been inspired by the dazzling skills of Ade Akinbiyi during his time at Carrow Road. He also is a frequent contributor to cooking, historical and travel programmes.
He has seemed sympathetic to policies of left of centre parties but often criticises the Liberal Democrats
and the Labour Party
.
(Sheringham High school and Paston College). On air he often talks about his time at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston.
BBC Radio Norfolk
BBC Radio Norfolk is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Norfolk, broadcasting since 11 September 1980. It broadcasts from the studios of BBC East in The Forum, Norwich on 95.1 FM , 104.4 FM , 95.6 FM , 855 kHz AM/MW , 873 kHz AM/MW BBC Radio Norfolk is the BBC Local...
in Norwich, which he describes as the programme 'that gets the whole county talking'. He also used to present a once weekly current affairs programme with London based talk radio station LBC 97.3
LBC 97.3
LBC 97.3 is a London-based talk and phone-in radio station. It is one half of the latest incarnation of LBC, the news and speech service which was Britain's first commercial radio station when it went on air in October 1973...
and on BBC digital radio channel BBC 6 Music
BBC 6 Music
BBC 6 Music is one of the BBC's digital radio stations, was launched on 11 March 2002 and originally codenamed Network Y. It was the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years....
where he presented a Saturday night comedy programme between 2006 and 2007. In 2005 he established Smoking Pigeon Media in Manchester UK which made online media content for a number of travel, electronics and educational companies and establishments. In Television he has worked on network formats for Five (Channel 5), Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
and most prominently 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...
& ITV2
ITV2
ITV2 is a 24 hour, free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It was launched on 7 December 1998, and is available on digital television via satellite, cable, IPTV and terrestrial platforms. The channel has the...
including fronting the television programme Tried & Tested. He on occasion appears on television chat shows including The Alan Titchmarsh Show
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
The Alan Titchmarsh Show is a British daytime TV chat show broadcast between 3 and 4pm weekdays on the ITV Network.-Format:The programme made its debut on ITV in 2007. It focused on the theme of "The Best of British" focusing on food, entertainment and celebrities in a mid-afternoon slot...
, Newsnight Review, Sky News
Sky News
Sky News is a 24-hour British and international satellite television news broadcaster with an emphasis on UK and international news stories.The service places emphasis on rolling news, including the latest breaking news. Sky News also hosts localised versions of the channel in Australia and in New...
and This Morning
This Morning (TV series)
This Morning is a British daytime television programme broadcast on ITV. As of September 2011, its main presenters are Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, and Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes, with various other presenters standing in for illness or contributing to sections of the programme.The...
. In his career so far he has helped win 2 Nation & Region Radio Academy Awards. He was represented by London talent agent John Noel.
Personal life
Nick has openly discussed his family life on air in a number of programmes and radio interviews. Nick Conrad's mother was from the West Indian island of GrenadaGrenada
Grenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...
, he often makes reference to his ethnicity on air branding himself the UK's 'Whitest Black Man'. His mother died in 1988. In reflection of his personal situation he often passionately expresses interest in matters of faith, family, heritage and multiculturalism in the UK. He regularly talks about the physiological effect of bereavement on his LBC 97.3
LBC 97.3
LBC 97.3 is a London-based talk and phone-in radio station. It is one half of the latest incarnation of LBC, the news and speech service which was Britain's first commercial radio station when it went on air in October 1973...
broadcasts. In an interview with Michael Daniels at the Lancashire Talks Festival in 2008 he gave a speech about being ‘young and opinionated in a politically silent generation’ the speech was part printed in the ELAM Magazine’s spring edition. Nick Conrad is a keen Norwich City F.C.
Norwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...
fan and often talks of his love of the club on whichever radio station he is on. Before Nick's career in radio took off he desperately wanted to be a professional footballer and to play for "The Canaries" having been inspired by the dazzling skills of Ade Akinbiyi during his time at Carrow Road. He also is a frequent contributor to cooking, historical and travel programmes.
He has seemed sympathetic to policies of left of centre parties but often criticises the Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
and the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
.
Education
Nick Conrad was educated in NorfolkNorfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
(Sheringham High school and Paston College). On air he often talks about his time at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston.