Alan Smith is a British radio presenter and newsreader. He can be heard on BBC Radio 4, as well as sister station Radio 4 Extra. He is well known as one of the readers of the Shipping Forecast, which NPR called "a national institution, almost as much as Manchester United".
Career
Smith got his start in broadcasting in 1989 and has been on the air daily for over three decades.
Personal life
Born in the Simpson Memorial Maternity Pavilion, Edinburgh, Scotland, Alan Smith moved with his family to the Lake District in Cumbria when he was two.
References
External links
- Interview on Shipping Forecast (Weekend Edition, National Public Radio)
- The Young Punx, "Rockall" Video ft. Alan Smith (YouTube)
- Alan Smith on Swallows and Amazons (Sophie Neville)