Richard Haywood-Williams is a British radio DJ and

television presenter A television presenter (or television host, some become a "television personality") is a person who introduces, hosts television show, television programs, often serving as a mediator for the program and the audience. Nowadays, it is common for ...

best known for his work with

Melvin Odoom Melvin Odoom is a British radio DJ and television presenter. He is best known for presenting on BBC Radio 1 alongside Rickie Haywood-Williams and Charlie Hedges. Education Odoom attended the University of Bedfordshire and studied a Media Per ...

and

Charlie Hedges Charlotte Hedges is a British DJ and broadcaster, who presents as part of "Rickie, Melvin and Charlie" on BBC Radio 1. Early life Hedges studied journalism at Harlow College. Career Radio presenting Hedges hosted the breakfast show at Kiss for ...

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, later

BBC Radio 1 BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It specialises in modern popular music and current chart hits throughout the day. The station provides alternative genres at night, including electronica, dance, ...

and the 2016 TV series ''

Bang on the Money ''Bang on the Money'' is a British game show that aired on ITV and was hosted by Rickie Haywood Williams and Melvin Odoom Melvin Odoom is a British radio DJ and television presenter. He is best known for presenting on BBC Radio 1 alongsid ...

'' on

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Early life

He attended the

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. At 16 he attended the

BRIT School The BRIT School is a British performing and creative arts school located in Selhurst, Croydon, England, with a mandate to provide education and vocational training for the performing arts, music, music technology, theatre, musical theatre, danc ...

, gaining an A level in Media and a BTEC in broadcast journalism. He studied at the

University of Bedfordshire The University of Bedfordshire is a public research university with campuses in Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire, England. The University has roots from 1882, however, it gained university status in 1993 as the University of Luton. The Universi ...

, learning the tools of the trade at Luton FM. It was in Luton where he met Melvin and also actor and BBC Announcer Nii Odartei Evans.

Career

The Kiss 100 Breakfast show signed up Rickie and

as their new hosts in 2007; then later

as their co-host in 2009. The show won Silver at the Sony Radio Academy Awards 2009 for Best Breakfast Show. Rickie & Melvin are currently presenting the UKHot40 Big Beats Chart on

Kiss TV Kiss TV is a commercial hip-hop and dance music television channel owned by Channel Four Television , with permission to use the Kiss brand from Bauer Media Audio UK. The playlist predominantly consists of old skool and mainstream hip-hop, ...

& Box TV. Rickie presented

MTV News MTV News is the news production division of MTV. The service is available in the US with localized versions on MTV's global network. In February 2016, MTV Networks confirmed it would refresh the MTV News brand in 2016, to compete with the likes ...

bringing viewers up to speed on the hottest music news, the latest crazes and celebrity gossip as it happens. He has presented news from various red carpets, including the lavish MTV Awards and London's biggest film premieres. Alongside MTV News, Rickie and Melvin presented MTV Digs on MTV One, Monday to Saturday between 1600 and 1900. Rickie and Melvin hosted MTV's big music show, MTV Music Junkie which was recorded within a live studio audience, interviewing some of the biggest and best music stars around at the moment, including Robbie Williams, Shakira and Mr Hudson. Together they have also hosted a week-long special on ''

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'' for

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. In 2010, Rickie & Melvin also presented the backstage online footage for the

Sky1 Sky One was a British pay television channel operated and owned by Sky Group (a division of Comcast). Originally launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, it was Europe's first satellite and non-terrestrial channel. From 31 July 1989, ...

series ''

Must Be The Music ''Must Be the Music'' is a British television musical talent competition contested by aspiring singers and musicians drawn from public auditions. The show is a music competition and reality show that was broadcast in the United Kingdom and Irel ...

''. Rickie filmed a

BBC Three BBC Three is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes targeting 16 to 34-year-olds, covering all genres including animation, comedy, curre ...

documentary, ''My Weapon is My Dog'', which explored in depth the hip-hop and peer-pressure culture that has led to a growth in aggressive dogs and examining why many young men want to be feared. Following the success of this documentary, Rickie was seen presenting BBC Three's Cannabis: Britain's Secret Farms. Rickie set out to discover the true impact of the UK's skunk-smoking habit. Rickie accompanied Avon And Somerset Police on raids, rode in a heat-seeking helicopter as it uncovered cannabis farms with thermal imaging equipment, and met some of the landlords and homeowners horrified to find their tenants are really criminals who have ripped their property apart. Rickie and Melvin also present celebrity interviews for ''The Hook Up'' on MySpace and have rubbed shoulders with artists such as Alicia Keys, Kelly Rowland and John Legend. In the time Rickie spend away from Kiss and MTV, they both indulge in numerous aspects of social networking with followings across Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and their very own blog page called, 'Welcome to 21' which is updated daily. They have an active online presence and regularly DJ at club nights. In 2013 Rickie and Melvin were team captains on the

panel show ''

Sweat the Small Stuff ''Sweat the Small Stuff'' is a British comedy panel show broadcast on BBC Three, presented by Nick Grimshaw and featuring team captains Melvin Odoom and Rochelle Humes. Humes, formerly a regular panellist, replaced Rickie Haywood Williams ...

''. However, he did not return to the show for the second series. In 2014, Rickie and Melvin presented an episode of ''

The Hot Desk ''The Hot Desk'' is a British music interview show that has been hosted by a number of presenters including Nicole Appleton, Melanie Blatt, Dave Berry, Emma Willis, Laura Whitmore, Sarah Jane Crawford and Alice Levine. The show was produced f ...

'' featuring

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. In Spring 2016, Rickie and Melvin co-hosted Saturday night game show ''

'' for ITV. He took part in ITV's celebrity football match

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in June 2016, playing for 'The Rest of the World' team due to his

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ancestry. They presented the 2016

MOBO Awards The MOBO Awards (Music of Black Origin, also known as the MOBOs) are an annual British music award presentation honouring achievements in " music of black origin", including hip hop, grime, UK Drill, R&B, soul, reggae, jazz, gospel, and Af ...

in Glasgow. From April 2019, the trio moved to BBC Radio 1 to present late nights every Monday to Thursday from 9 to 11pm. From September 2020 the show was moved to earlier 8 to 10pm slot due to changes in BBC Radio 1 evening schedule. In May 2021 it was announced that Rickie,

Melvin Melvin is a masculine given name and surname, likely a variant of Melville and a descendant of the French surname de Maleuin and the later Melwin. It may alternatively be spelled as Melvyn or, in Welsh, Melfyn and the name Melivinia or Melva may b ...

and Charlie will be the new hosts of 10.30 to 12.45 am

Live Lounge The Live Lounge is a segment on the British radio stations BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra. It was originally hosted by Simon Mayo, and later by Jo Whiley on her weekday mid-morning, and later weekend lunchtime radio shows, then by Fearne Cotton ...

show. Their new show started in September 2021. On 30 November, it was announced he would dance with

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for the 2022 Strictly Christmas Special.

Filmography

;Television

References

External links

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''Rickie, Melvin and Charlie''
(BBC Radio 1) {{DEFAULTSORT:Haywood Williams, Rickie 1980 births Living people English television presenters People educated at the BRIT School People from South Norwood Alumni of the University of Bedfordshire BBC Radio 1 presenters Black British television personalities Kiss Network English people of Sierra Leonean descent