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I was born in 1950. I began working at the BBC in 1970, my final year at the BBC was | I was born in 1950. I began working at the BBC in 1970, my final year at the BBC was 2008. | ||
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Mr Chris Rogers
I was born in 1950. I began working at the BBC in 1970, my final year at the BBC was 2008.
Education
University 1969-73 Lanchester Polytechnic,Coventry (B.Sc Hons. Electrical Engineering) 1968-69 Un iversity of Hull ( Physics, 1st year) 1961-68 Salesian College, Cowley,Oxford
How I joined the BBC
Became student contributor to BBC Radio Oxford in 1971 and got job as Station Assistant at BBC Radio Carlisle in 1973.
Rejoined BBC in Regional TV,1990 after 11 years with ITV
My first impressions of the BBC
Wonderfully exciting pioneering early local radio
Broad BBC career
Everything! As student contributor at RaAdio Oxford started by rolling up Radio Times to be posted to members of local Radio Council, then learned tape editing, appeared in studio, helped on OBs, recorded interviews, presented programmes, made programmes. At Radio Carlisle was first voice on the air 24 Nov 1973, presented and made full range of programmes of that time, becoming a producer. Did 18-mth attachment at TVC 1976-77 as BBC1 and BBC2 Continuity Announcer. ( Left BBC in 1979, joined ITV - Border TV and TSW for 11 years) 1990 - Rejoined at BBC South West,Plymouth to present evening news programme Spotlight. Then 1992-2008 was Regional Political Editor
My training at the BBC
Six-week training course at Langham in 1973 prior to joining Radio Carlisle