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Paul Hollins is a British radio presenter who can currently be heard on Smooth Radio.

Smooth Radio

Smooth Radio is a network of adult contemporary local radio stations broadcasting on FM and MW stations in the United Kingdom. Launched in March 2014, they replaced the national Smooth Radio that had launched in 2010 on FM, and most outlets of Gold on MW. Each FM station broadcasts localised breakfast and drivetime programming on weekdays, with networked shows simulcast from London at all other times. Three of the six FM stations, and all eighteen AM frequencies, are owned and operated by Global, with the remaining three FM licences owned by Communicorp and run as a franchise.

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He currently presents "Smooth Nightshift" weekdays 1am till 4am. The show features back to back “relaxing music mix” throughout the night.

Biography

His broadcasting career has seen him host shows at many stations around the United Kingdom over the last decade. These include Capital Radio in London, 96.4 BRMB in Birmingham, Key 103 in Manchester, Galaxy North East in Newcastle and The Heart Network. In addition, in 1999, he was chosen to become the guest host of the internationally syndicated radio programme The World Chart Show, where he recorded an edition from Los Angeles.

Capital London British radio station

Capital London is a regional radio station owned and operated by Global as part of the Capital network.

London Capital of the United Kingdom

London is the capital of and largest city in England and the United Kingdom, with the largest municipal population in the European Union. Standing on the River Thames in the south-east of England, at the head of its 50-mile (80 km) estuary leading to the North Sea, London has been a major settlement for two millennia. Londinium was founded by the Romans. The City of London, London's ancient core − an area of just 1.12 square miles (2.9 km2) and colloquially known as the Square Mile − retains boundaries that follow closely its medieval limits. The City of Westminster is also an Inner London borough holding city status. Greater London is governed by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly.

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As well as his radio work, Hollins is also an accomplished voice-over artist, and is the current voice for PC World's online activity. He has been heard on advertising campaigns for companies as diverse as Cadbury, Sony, TrafficMaster and Universal Music. He also narrated a 1994 documentary about the band Take That entitled "Take That - From Zeros to Heroes".

Voice-over piece of narration that is not accompanied by an image of the speaker

Voice-over is a production technique where a voice—that is not part of the narrative (non-diegetic)—is used in a radio, television production, filmmaking, theatre, or other presentations. The voice-over is read from a script and may be spoken by someone who appears elsewhere in the production or by a specialist voice talent. Synchronous dialogue, where the voiceover is narrating the action that is taking place at the same time, remains the most common technique in voiceovers. Asynchronous, however, is also used in cinema. It is usually prerecorded and placed over the top of a film or video and commonly used in documentaries or news reports to explain information. Voiceovers are used in video games and on-hold messages, as well as for announcements and information at events and tourist destinations. It may also be read live for events such as award presentations.

Sony Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation

Sony Corporation is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Kōnan, Minato, Tokyo. Its diversified business includes consumer and professional electronics, gaming, entertainment and financial services. The company owns the largest music entertainment business in the world, the largest video game console business and one of the largest video game publishing businesses, and is one of the leading manufacturers of electronic products for the consumer and professional markets, and a leading player in the film and television entertainment industry. Sony was ranked 97th on the 2018 Fortune Global 500 list.

Take That British pop group

Take That are an English pop group formed in Manchester in 1989. The group currently consists of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen. The original line-up also featured Jason Orange and Robbie Williams. Barlow acts as the group's lead singer and primary songwriter, with Owen and Williams initially providing backing vocals and Donald and Orange serving primarily as dancers.

Hollins is also CEO of the award-winning radio content and syndication company Blue Revolution which has offices in Clerkenwell, London.

Blue Revolution is a radio production and syndication company which creates a variety of shows that are broadcast by various radio stations. The company was originally established in 1999. Blue Revolution produces a number of syndicated radio programmes as well as the Radio e-Zine, an online magazine for radio stations.

He is also author of non-fiction works, Hang The DJ and Twibel.

He can be heard as the voice of Lakeland Radio.

Hollins joined Smooth Radio to present a number of shows from July 2010.

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