David Sheppard (broadcaster)

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David Sheppard
Born (1981-11-06) 6 November 1981 (age 41)
Occupation(s)radio presenter and voice-over artist
Career
ShowDavid Sheppard
Station(s)
  • BBC Radio Devon
  • BBC Radio Cornwall
  • BBC Radio Guernsey
  • BBC Radio Jersey
Network BBC Radio
Time slotlate night
CountryEngland
Website www.davidsheppard.info

David Thomas Sheppard (born 6 November 1981), sometimes known as Shep, [1] is an English broadcaster.

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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]

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  9. "The red brigade", The Guardian, 9 April 2005
  10. Bayley, Jon (9 March 2018). "Have 'A Day Out in 1968' on fully restored buses". PlymouthHerald.co.uk .