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Longest Serving Continuity Announcers

past and present! (November 2013)

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Brekkie
Steve Williams posted:
For a shortlived period they occasionally showed shots of the announcers in vision during the announcements, just for the hell of it. As parodied on Paramount with Phill Jupitus announcing while naked.

Did you really have to put that image in our heads?
SO
Steven O
Border had two announcers who clocked up a total of 53 years' service - Allan Cartner (27 years, 1961-1988) and Clive Champney (26 years, 1962-1988).

OVer the Pennines at Tyne Tees, Bill Steel served with the station for 25 years until 1996; 16 of those in the continuity department.

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