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 Redvers Kyle, John Crosse and

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as a

in 1986. His duties were later expanded in 1996 when transmission for

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was decamped to Leeds in 1996, followed by

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in 1998 and

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circa 1999. Preedy was the last voice to make regional announcements for the Yorkshire, Granada, Tyne Tees and Border areas of

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on 28 October 2002.

Radio

Bob Preedy formerly broadcast on

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, Pennine Radio, Radio Hallam and

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. He left Radio Aire in 1990 after creating the name of its new sister station, Magic 828 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, from 1991, ''Hot Country'' which was also aired on seven of the

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stations as part of the BBC Night Network in the North of England. He was until July 2009, the head of Wetherby's Community Radio station

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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. Recently he moved further along the south coast and now hosts a show on Seahaven FM.

Writing

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

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Revisited''", "'' Radio 270: Life On The Ocean Waves''", "'' Radio Caroline North: 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. Other various books include about cinemas and theatres across the Yorkshire region

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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