Robert "Bob" Preedy is a broadcaster, a book

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and was formerly a

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and the chief

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for

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Career

Television

After joining the BBC in London as a trainee cameraman in 1970, he later transferred to Yorkshire Television in Leeds. Here he also worked as a programme researcher and promotions producer. He was then asked to join the likes of

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, John Crosse and

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as a

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was decamped to Leeds in 1996, followed by Granada Television in 1998 and Border Television circa 1999. Preedy was the last voice to make regional announcements for the Yorkshire, Granada, Tyne Tees and Border areas of ITV1 on 28 October 2002.

Radio

Bob Preedy formerly broadcast on

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, Pennine Radio,

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and

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. He left Radio Aire in 1990 after creating the name of its new sister station,

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and returned a few years later to present a weekend show for Magic 828. He presented

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programmes on

from the late 1980s until 2008, including ''Hot Country'' which was also aired on seven of the

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stations as part of the

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in the North of England. He was until July 2009, the head of Wetherby's

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, which began broadcasting in September 2006. Now living on Kent's south coast, his radio output includes shows & features on BBC Radio York, UKCountryRadio.com, Offshore Music Radio, and local Folkestone station, Academy FM. In March 2020 he started a new station in Kent - Shoreline FM 100.2, broadcasting across 100 square miles of Romney Marsh & Hythe, now on the net at Shoreline-Easy.co.uk.

Writing

Preedy has written 27 books including "''Batley Variety Club''", "''

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: Life On The Ocean Waves''", "''

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: Rockin' and Rollin'''

and "'' Johnnie Walker (DJ), Johnnie Walker: Cruisin' The Formats''".radiolondon.co.uk/store/stufforsalebooks
/ref> He has recently completed a book about ''Battersea Fun Fair'' - inspired by his work in 2010 on the Dreamland, Margate project.

Enterprise

Preedy was long time owner (1992 - 2008) of the Wetherby Film Theatre in

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; having refurbished the old bingo hall. Prior to this he ran the Castle Cinema, Pickering, from 1984 to 1991.

References

External links

Radio York profile
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