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Adrian Dickson (born 1977) is a
South-African born British
television
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and
radio
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host.
He began his career after graduating from a
Broadcast Journalism
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university degree course. His first television appearances were for
CBBC
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Television. He presented CBBC Presentation In ''Studio 9 he also become the sole presenter for
BBC Choice
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children's strand CBBC on Choice in November 2000 '' and ''Sub Zero'' as well as host non-children's programmes ''
Top of the Pops
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'' and its sister show Top of the Pops @ Play. In 2002 he went on to front and co-produce the ''
UK Top 40
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'' for the ''
CBBC Channel
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'', a weekly rundown of the music charts. For radio, he presented shows for ''
BBC Radio 3'' and ''
BBC 7
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'' as well as independent local radio. Late in 2004 he became an international showbusiness reporter and producer for ''
E! Entertainment Television
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''.
Adrian hosted shows for ''
Rapture TV
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'', was a continuity announcer for ''
UKTV
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'' and reported on London West End Theatre news for the Heathrow Express Train Service.
In 2005 he created a media production company which produces entertainment news shows for Britain's ''
Channel 4
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'' and websites worldwide. The company is also the market leader in creating presenter showreels.
Adrian is now the UK bureau chief for US channel ''
ReelzChannel
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'' and also reports for ''
Fox Television
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'' stations.
References
External links
Adrian Dickson Official Website
British television presenters
1977 births
Living people
South African emigrants to the United Kingdom
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