Richard Skinner (broadcaster)
Richard Skinner (born 26 December 1951) is a British radio and television broadcaster.
He was the opening announcer and TV anchor at the legendary Live Aid concert, and is the only presenter to have fronted all three of the 'flagship' BBC pop music programmes, TV's Whistle Test and Top of the Pops and the Radio One Top 40 show.
Read more about Richard Skinner (broadcaster): Early Career, Radio 1, Capital FM, Return To Radio 1, GLR, Virgin Radio, Magic, Virgin Radio Classic Rock, Classic Gold/BBC Radio Berkshire, Original 106, XFM, Absolute Radio 70s, Miscellaneous
Famous quotes containing the words richard and/or skinner:
“If that’s the world’s smartest man, God help us.”
—Lucille Feynman, mother of American physicist Richard Feynman (1918-1988)
“It is disturbing to discover in oneself these curious revelations of the validity of the Darwinian theory. If it is true that we have sprung from the ape, there are occasions when my own spring appears not to have been very far.”
—Cornelia Otis Skinner (1901–1979)