Ian Skelly

Ian Skelly is a British writer, continuity announcer and BBC radio presenter. Born in Manchester, he grew up in West Lancashire and studied at Birmingham City University.

Broadcasting Career

He started to work for the BBC in Birmingham in the late 80s[1] and has worked for Radio 3 for the past 20 years. Skelly has appeared on BBC in concert broadcasts, BBC Proms and on shows like Breakfast and In Tune.[2] In 2018 Skelly became presenter of the morning show Essential Classics.[3] It was announced that he would leave the show in March 2021 to become one of the presenters of Afternoon Concert.[4]

Writing

In 2010 he coauthored a book about climate change; "Harmony: A New Way of Looking at Our World"[5] with Charles, Prince of Wales[6][7] and Tony Juniper.

References
  1. "BBC Radio 3 - Essential Classics - Ian Skelly". BBC. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  2. "Ian Skelly replaces Rob Cowan on BBC Radio 3". Radio Today. Radio Today. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  3. "Ian Skelly to join Suzy Klein on Essential Classics". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  4. https://radiotoday.co.uk/2021/03/daytime-schedule-changes-planned-for-bbc-radio-3/
  5. "Harmony: A New Way of Looking at the World, By HRH The Prince of Wales with Tony Juniper and Ian Skelly". Independent. Independent. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  6. "Prince Charles: my countryside heroes". Telegraph UK. Telegraph UK. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  7. "Prince Charles co-authors Ladybird climate change book". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
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