David Sheppard (broadcaster)
David Sheppard | |
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| Born | 6 November 1981 Reading, Berkshire, England |
| Occupation(s) | radio presenter and voice-over artist |
| Career | |
| Show | David Sheppard |
| Stations |
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| Network | BBC Radio |
| Time slot | late night |
| Country | England |
| Website | www |
David Thomas Sheppard (born 6 November 1981), sometimes known as Shep,[1] is an English broadcaster.
As of 2022, he currently presents a nightly regional show for BBC South West, networked across BBC Radio Devon, Cornwall, Guernsey and Jersey.[2]
He has presented regular shows on BBC Radio Berkshire,[3] and Oxford and hosted a long running afternoon show on BBC Radio Devon.[4] He has also worked at BBC Radio Solent and Bristol, mostly presenting regional programmes for the South and West.
From 2018 he became the male voice of Great Western Railway,[5] heard on trains and stations throughout the network.[6] Other voiceover credits include BBC1 and BBC2 television, BBC Radio 1, Kerrang!, Vue Cinemas and Brilliant TV.[citation needed]
He studied at University of Oxford and University of Bristol, beginning his radio career at the latter in 2001 while running Burst Radio, the student radio station.[7]
Other Appearances
Sheppard's addiction to coffee was documented in a BBC2 television documentary The Truth About Food, in which he and former Tomorrow's World presenter Maggie Philbin were tested for the effects of caffeine deprivation.[8]
From the age of 16 he was also a daily contributor to BBC Radio 2's Wake Up to Wogan, under the guise of the Assistant to the BBC's (then) Director-General, Greg Dyke.
Sheppard owns several vintage vehicles[9] including a coach which he has restored himself, and is a trustee and director of the Thames Valley & Great Western Omnibus Trust.[10]
References
- ^ "Listen to David Sheppard on TuneIn". TuneIn.
- ^ "BBC Local Radio - David Sheppard". BBC.co.uk.
- ^ "Southampton Weather - BBC Radio Berkshire". SouthamptonWeather.co.uk.
- ^ "New line-up for BBC Radio Devon". 5 January 2010.
- ^ "Is this Oxfordshire schoolboy the best train announcer in Britain? You decide!". Oxford Mail. 24 July 2020.
- ^ "Devon schoolboys among stars of GWR train announcements". InYourArea.co.uk. 23 July 2020.
- ^ "ABOUT US". BURST Radio.
- ^ "BBC - Science & Nature - Caffeine and the Brain". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "The red brigade", The Guardian, 9 April 2005
- ^ Bayley, Jon (9 March 2018). "Have 'A Day Out in 1968' on fully restored buses". PlymouthHerald.co.uk.
