Chris Berrow

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Chris Berrow
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Chris Berrow teaching guitar
Born
Christopher Berrow

1989 (age 35–36)
Education St John's College, Cambridge
Occupations
SpouseLeigh Milner

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.

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Background

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

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]

In between finishing university and working at BBC Radio 2, Berrow worked at Affinity Radio. [8] 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. [9]

In 2015, Berrow began presenting a show on BBC Radio Lincolnshire [10] which was broadcast between 3pm and 6pm on weekdays. [11] Later in 2015, he moved [12] to a 9am-midday Saturday morning slot on the station. [13]

As of 2016, [14] he was presenting between midday and 3pm on weekdays on BBC Radio Lincolnshire, [15] in addition to the Saturday morning show. [16]

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 [17] focusing on the county's present and past music. [18] 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. [19]

In 2019, Berrow presented a documentary on BBC Radio Lincolnshire about the singer and musician Boz Burrell. [20]

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. [21] 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, [22] 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. [23]

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; [24] in 2023, he was interviewed about his love for the instrument. [25] In 2024, he spoke to The Independent about his love for the band Oasis. [1] Berrow studied music at university. [3]

Personal life

Berrow is married to the news presenter and journalist [26] Leigh Milner, [27] who also works for the BBC. [26] He lives in Epping, Essex. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Desouza, Danielle (27 August 2024). "Oasis fans who attended V Festival in 2009 emotional after reunion news". The Independent . Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "BBC Partners". wspartners.bbc.com. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Chris completes weekday afternoons". Cambridge Radio. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Chris Berrow". The Naked Scientists . Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Chris Berrow - Gaming Presenter and Commentator". Riva Media. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "Chris Berrow". Pod Academy. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  7. ↑ Berrow, Chris. "Chris Berrow | Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 4 January 2025. [self-published]
  8. ↑ "Staying live?". Pod Academy. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "Search - BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "BBC Radio Lincolnshire - Chris Berrow - Episode guide". BBC. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  11. ↑ "BBC Radio Lincolnshire - Chris Berrow, 14/05/2015". BBC. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  12. ↑ "BBC Radio Lincolnshire - Chris Berrow - Episode guide". BBC. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  13. ↑ "BBC Radio Lincolnshire - Chris Berrow, 31/10/2015". BBC. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  14. ↑ "BBC Radio Lincolnshire - Chris Berrow - Episode guide". BBC. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  15. ↑ "BBC Radio Lincolnshire - Chris Berrow, 02/06/2016". BBC. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  16. ↑ "BBC Radio Lincolnshire - Chris Berrow, 04/06/2016". BBC. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  17. ↑ "BBC Radio Lincolnshire - Chris Berrow - Episode guide". BBC. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  18. ↑ "BBC Radio Lincolnshire - Chris Berrow, The Music". BBC. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  19. ↑ Berrow, Chris [@DJChrisBerrow] (16 December 2018). "About to read my first live bulletin for @bbcworldservice" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 October 2025– via Twitter. [self-published]
  20. ↑ "Focus on the South Holland musician who rocked the world ... with tributes from musicians, family and friends". LincsOnline. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  21. ↑ "Naked Gaming, from the Naked Scientists". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  22. ↑ Berrow, Chris [@DJChrisBerrow] (14 May 2019). "Ready to go for the first time on the @bbcworldservice and The Newsroom!" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 October 2025– via Twitter. [self-published]
  23. ↑ "Search - BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  24. ↑ Berrow, Chris. "TikTok - Make Your Day". TikTok. Retrieved 4 January 2025. [self-published]
  25. ↑ How To Play Guitar with Chris Berrow (29 October 2023). Chris Berrow guests on the Olfactory Podcast, talking about his first guitar 🎸 . Retrieved 9 June 2025– via YouTube.
  26. 1 2 Milner1, Leigh. "Leigh Milner (@LeighMilnerTV) / X". X. Retrieved 9 January 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  27. ↑ Milner, Leigh [@leighmilnertv] (17 December 2024). "Just dropped off my one-year-old at nursery and who pops up on the radio! My hubby @DJChrisBerrow presenting @bbcworldservice The Newsroom" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 October 2025– via Twitter.
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