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Chris Aldridge is a continuity announcer and newsreader for BBC Radio 4.^[1]

Biography

He grew up in Horsham, West Sussex.^[2]

After one term studying medicine at London Hospital Medical College, Aldridge studied mathematics at Bedford College (University of London). He joined the BBC in 1985, working in the production and archiving departments of Radio 3. He became a newsreader at Radio 5, then a Radio 4 staff announcer in 1995. He spent 2002 training new staff; then returned to the station as a senior announcer alongside Harriet Cass, taking over from Peter Donaldson. He sometimes reads and presents the Six O'Clock News on BBC Radio 4.

In 2021, Chris Aldridge stepped down from his role as senior announcer but remains on Radio 4 as a freelance announcer and newsreader.^{[citation needed]}

On 8 September 2022, Aldridge announced the death of Queen Elizabeth II on BBC Radio.

He is married with two children; his hobbies include jogging, photography and playing the piano.^[3]

References

^ "What it's like being a Radio 4 newsreader". Radio Times.
^ "The Man Behind the Voice: BBC Radio 4 Senior Continuity Announcer and Bedford College Alumnus Chris Aldridge". Royal Holloway, University of London. 3 December 2019.
^ "BBC Radio 4 - Six O'Clock News - Chris Aldridge". BBC.

External links

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[radiotimes-1] "What it's like being a Radio 4 newsreader". Radio Times.

[2] "The Man Behind the Voice: BBC Radio 4 Senior Continuity Announcer and Bedford College Alumnus Chris Aldridge". Royal Holloway, University of London. 3 December 2019.

[bbc-3] "BBC Radio 4 - Six O'Clock News - Chris Aldridge". BBC.

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+{{short description|British radio newsreader and announcer}}
-'''Chris Aldridge''' is a continuity announcer and newsreader for [[BBC Radio 4]].
+{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
+'''Chris Aldridge''' is a continuity announcer and newsreader for [[BBC Radio 4]].<ref name=radiotimes>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/radio/2018-01-22/what-its-like-being-a-radio-4-newsreader/|title=What it's like being a Radio 4 newsreader|website=Radio Times}}</ref>
-After studying mathematics at [[Bedford College (London)|Bedford College (University of London)]], he joined the BBC in 1985. He worked in the production and archiving departments of [[BBC Radio 3|Radio 3]], and became a newsreader at [[BBC Radio 5 (former)|Radio 5]], before becoming a Radio 4 staff announcer in 1995. During 2002, he spent a year away working in training new staff, before returning to the station as a senior announcer alongside [[Harriet Cass]], taking over from [[Peter Donaldson]].
+==Biography==
-He is married with two children and his hobbies include playing the [[piano]].
+He grew up in [[Horsham]], [[West Sussex]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/about-us/our-alumni/for-alumni/alumni-news/chris-aldridge-interview/|title=The Man Behind the Voice: BBC Radio 4 Senior Continuity Announcer and Bedford College Alumnus Chris Aldridge|publisher=Royal Holloway, University of London|date=3 December 2019}}</ref>
+After one term studying medicine at [[London Hospital Medical College]], Aldridge studied mathematics at [[Bedford College (London)|Bedford College (University of London)]]. He joined the BBC in 1985, working in the production and archiving departments of [[BBC Radio 3|Radio 3]]. He became a newsreader at [[BBC Radio 5 (former)|Radio 5]], then a Radio 4 staff announcer in 1995. He spent 2002 training new staff; then returned to the station as a senior announcer alongside [[Harriet Cass]], taking over from [[Peter Donaldson (newsreader)|Peter Donaldson]]. He sometimes reads and presents the ''Six O'Clock News'' on BBC Radio 4.
+In 2021, Chris Aldridge stepped down from his role as senior announcer but remains on Radio 4 as a freelance announcer and newsreader.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}
+On 8 September 2022, Aldridge announced the death of [[Queen Elizabeth II]] on [[BBC Radio]].
+He is married with two children; his hobbies include jogging, photography and playing the piano.<ref name=bbc>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/5zZq1Z413NpPlv7VJlm9H5T/chris-aldridge|title=BBC Radio 4 - Six O'Clock News - Chris Aldridge|website=BBC}}</ref>
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
 * [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/people/presenters/chris-aldridge BBC profile, with photo]
 * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/radio_newsroom/radio_newsreaders/1791148.stm BBC News article]
+*[http://www.radiotimes.com/news/radio/2018-01-22/what-its-like-being-a-radio-4-newsreader/ What it’s like being a Radio 4 newsreader] at [http://www.radiotimes.com/ Radio Times]
-* [http://www.oldsms.co.uk/course.php?id=138 Photo on a 1985 Radio Sound Trainee Course]
-* [http://www.oldsms.co.uk/course.php?id=158 Photo from a 1994 Trainee Audio Assistant course]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928195756/http://www.oldsms.co.uk/course.php?id=138 Photo on a 1985 Radio Sound Trainee Course]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928200255/http://www.oldsms.co.uk/course.php?id=158 Photo from a 1994 Trainee Audio Assistant course]
 * [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/listenagain/ram/today1_paper_20050205.ram Chris reads through the morning papers in February 2005]
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 [[Category:People educated at The College of Richard Collyer]]
-[[Category:Alumni of Bedford College (London)]]
+[[Category:Alumni of Bedford College, London]]
 [[Category:Radio and television announcers]]
 [[Category:BBC newsreaders and journalists]]
 [[Category:BBC Radio 4]]
+[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]