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Christopher Berrow (born 1989[1]) is a British journalist, radio presenter and continuity announcer. He presents The Newsroom on the BBC World Service and also presents the BBC's Global News Podcast and Happy Pod.[2] He is also continuity announcer at BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 4 Extra. He is also a newsreader across BBC radio and at Global.

Background

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Berrow studied music at St John's College, Cambridge University.[3] He graduated with a BA (Hons) which was then later converted to an MA (Hons).[4]

Career

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Prior to working in broadcasting, Berrow taught the guitar.[5]

Berrow presented the breakfast show on Cam FM, a student radio station, while at university.[6] He also presented the evening show on the station.[7]

As of 2013, Berrow was a broadcast assistant at BBC Radio 2 and a presenter on Fridays afternoons between 2pm and 4pm on Cambridge 105.[3] Also in 2013, Berrow began sitting in for other presenters on BBC Local Radio.[8]

In 2015, Berrow began presenting a show on BBC Radio Lincolnshire[9] which was broadcast between 3pm and 6pm on weekdays.[10] Later in 2015, he moved[11] to a 9am-midday Saturday morning slot on the station.[12]

As of 2016,[13] he was presenting between midday and 3pm on weekdays on BBC Radio Lincolnshire,[14] in addition to the Saturday morning show.[15]

As of 2017, he was no longer appearing on all weekdays on BBC Radio Lincolnshire. In 2017, he began presenting a show on Wednesday evenings on BBC Radio Lincolnshire[16] focussing on the county's present and past music.[17] Also in 2017, he began reading the news and continuity announcing at BBC Radio 3.

In 2018, he began reading the news for the BBC World Service's English-language service.[18]

From 2019 until 2022, Berrow was a continuity announcer at BBC Radio 4. This role also involved presenting the Shipping Forecast on the station.

In 2019, Berrow began co-presenting a new podcast, the Naked Gaming Podcast.[19] He currently co-presents the podcast with Leigh Milner, his wife.[5] In the same year, he began presenting The Newsroom on the BBC World Service,[20] a programme featuring reports from BBC journalists about the latest news. He continues to present the programme. Berrow has also reported on videogaming-related stories for the BBC World Service.[21]

Berrow is a continuity announcer on BBC Radio 4 Extra. He also occasionally reads the news on BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 6 Music and BBC Radio 5 Live. He also reads the news on radio stations owned by Global.

He has a TikTok account on which he regularly posts guitar-playing tutorials;[22] in 2023, he was interviewed about his love for the instrument.[23] In 2024, he spoke to The Independent about his love for the band Oasis.[1] Berrow studied music at university.[3]

Personal life

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Berrow is married to the news presenter and journalist[24] Leigh Milner,[25] who also works for the BBC.[24] He lives in Epping, Essex.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Desouza, Danielle (27 August 2024). "Oasis fans who attended V Festival in 2009 emotional after reunion news | The Independent". Independent. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  2. ^ "BBC Partners". wspartners.bbc.com. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
  3. ^ a b c "Chris completes weekday afternoons". Cambridge Radio. 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  4. ^ "Chris Berrow | People | Naked Scientists". www.thenakedscientists.com. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  5. ^ a b admin. "Chris Berrow - Gaming Presenter and Commentator". Riva Media. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  6. ^ "Chris Berrow". Pod Academy. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  7. ^ Berrow, Chris. "Chris Berrow | Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 2025-01-04.[self-published]
  8. ^ "Search - BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  9. ^ "BBC Radio Lincolnshire - Chris Berrow - Episode guide". BBC. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  10. ^ "BBC Radio Lincolnshire - Chris Berrow, 14/05/2015". BBC. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  11. ^ "BBC Radio Lincolnshire - Chris Berrow - Episode guide". BBC. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  12. ^ "BBC Radio Lincolnshire - Chris Berrow, 31/10/2015". BBC. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  13. ^ "BBC Radio Lincolnshire - Chris Berrow - Episode guide". BBC. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  14. ^ "BBC Radio Lincolnshire - Chris Berrow, 02/06/2016". BBC. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  15. ^ "BBC Radio Lincolnshire - Chris Berrow, 04/06/2016". BBC. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  16. ^ "BBC Radio Lincolnshire - Chris Berrow - Episode guide". BBC. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  17. ^ "BBC Radio Lincolnshire - Chris Berrow, The Music". BBC. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  18. ^ Berrow, Chris. "Chris Berrow 💙 𝕏 on X: "About to read..." X. Retrieved 2025-01-04.[self-published]
  19. ^ "Naked Gaming, from the Naked Scientists". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  20. ^ Berrow, Chris. "Chris Berrow 💙 𝕏 on X: "Ready to go..." X. Retrieved 2025-01-04.[self-published]
  21. ^ "Search - BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  22. ^ Berrow, Chris. "TikTok - Make Your Day". TikTok. Retrieved 2025-01-04.[self-published]
  23. ^ How To Play Guitar with Chris Berrow (2023-10-29). Chris Berrow guests on the Olfactory Podcast, talking about his first guitar 🎸. Retrieved 2025-06-09 – via YouTube.
  24. ^ a b Milner1, Leigh. "Leigh Milner (@LeighMilnerTV) / X". X. Retrieved 9 January 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  25. ^ Milner, Leigh. "Leigh Milner on X: "Just dropped off my..." X. Retrieved 2025-01-04.[self-published]
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