Alan Dedicoat
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| Born | 1 December 1954 Hollywood, Worcestershire, England |
| Occupation | Announcer |
Alan "Deadly" Dedicoat (born 1 December 1954, Hollywood, Worcestershire) is an announcer on various programmes on BBC One and BBC Radio 2, he is probably best known as the "Voice of the Balls" on the National Lottery programmes on BBC One. He also read the news on BBC Radio 2's weekday breakfast programme, Wake Up to Wogan before it's demise in January 2010. He can still be heard on the Radio 2 Network, earlier with Sarah Kennedy.
Dedicoat acquired the nicknames "Voice of the Balls" and "Deadly" from Terry Wogan, the latter by way of a deliberate Spoonerism - "Deadly Alancoat". He also takes part in the BBC's telethons such as Children in Need, announcing the totals at certain intervals and also voicing previews.
The son of a newsagent, he was educated at King Edward VI Camp Hill for Boys in Birmingham, and the University of Birmingham. He then worked in the Civil Service as an Executive Officer. In 1979 he joined BBC Radio Birmingham at Pebble Mill as a presenter before moving to BBC Radio Devon.
After four years in the West Country, Alan moved to London to join the Presentation Department of BBC Radio 2 at Broadcasting House, and later became its head, a position he holds to this day.
In 2005, Dedicoat made his US TV debut as announcer for ABC's Dancing with the Stars.
He is the co-owner of a Routemaster (one of London's famous red buses) with Charles Nove, Ken Bruce, Steve Madden and David Sheppard.[1].
Alan is also the President of Hospital Radio Bedside, a hospital radio station that broadcasts to hospitals in Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch and Wimborne in the UK[citation needed].
