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'''Stephen Rhodes''' is a former weekday daytime presenter on ]. He originally hosted the Consumer Programme from 10am until 1.30pm, but moved to the breakfast show from 6 to 9am. However, after his breakfast show on Tuesday 16 March 2010, he handed his resignation in to the radio station and has left with immediate effect, as he prepared to stand as an independent candidate at the ].<ref> Anglia Tonight, 16 March 2010</ref><ref> Luton Today, 16 March 2010</ref> '''Stephen Rhodes''' (1951 {{ndash}} 20 February 2017<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-39052323 |title=Former This Morning presenter Stephen Rhodes dies from motor neurone disease|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|date=22 February 2017|accessdate=2 January 2019}}</ref>) was a voice-over artist and weekday daytime presenter on ] and ]. He originally hosted the Consumer Programme from 10{{nbsp}}am until 1:30{{nbsp}}pm, but moved to the breakfast show broadcast from 6{{nbsp}}am to 9{{nbsp}}am. However, after his breakfast show on Tuesday 16 March 2010, he handed his resignation in to the radio station and left with immediate effect, as he prepared to stand as an independent candidate at the ].<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605100556/http://www.itv.com/anglia/celebrity-election36499|date=5 June 2011}}, itv.com, 16 March 2010.</ref><ref>, LutonToday.co.uk, 16 March 2010.</ref>


Rhodes was born in ] as Thomas "Tommy" Keenan, the son of a dentist, but later moved to ]. He changed his name to Stephen Rhodes when he started working on Dublin pirate radio stations. He died of ] on 20 February 2017, aged 66, at home in ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Remembering Stephen Rhodes |date=14 March 2017 |website=BBC Local Live: East of England (west) |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-england-39237479/page/9 |accessdate=10 January 2021}}</ref> He was survived by his wife and four children.<ref>, bedfordshire-news.co.uk; accessed 22 February 2017.</ref>
Rhodes originates from ], ] and is now a resident of the ].


==Broadcasting career== ==Broadcasting career==
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===Radio=== ===Radio===
Rhodes started his broadcasting career at Dublin pirate radio station "ARD Radio" at the end of the '70s, moving over to the UK and Birmingham radio station ] in 1980, before moving to ] in Wolverhampton and then WABC (now called ]) in the early 1990s. Rhodes started his broadcasting career on Dublin pirate radio stations “ARD Radio" (Alternative Radio Dublin) and “Big D Radio” at the end of the 1970s, moving over to the UK and ] radio station ] in 1980, before moving to ] in ] and then WABC (later called ]) in the early 1990s. Rhodes then joined ] as Breakfast Show host where he won the first of many Sony Radio Academy Awards. In early 1994, Rhodes took over the weekday mid-morning show on the station. He remained on the slot until mid 1995, when Rhodes turned up at BBC Three Counties Radio, presenting a consumer programme five days a week. In the course of his time on the consumer programme he became well known for his undercover work which won him a number of National Radio Academy Awards.

Rhodes then joined ] as Breakfast Show host where he won the first of many Sony Radio Academy Awards. In early 1994, Rhodes took over the weekday mid-morning show on the station. He remained on the slot until mid 1995, when Rhodes turned up at BBC Three Counties Radio, presenting a consumer programme 5 days a week. In the course of his time on the consumer programme he became well known for his undercover work which won him a number of National Radio Academy Awards.{{citation needed|date=July 2010}}


===Television=== ===Television===
Rhodes' television credits include presenting ''Central Weekend'' live on a number of occasions as well as presenting '']'' for ] as relief presenter for ] from 1994 to 1997. He was also the presenter of the Politics Programme for the Eastern Region, BBC for four years. He has also presented occasional documentaries/reports for both BBC East and ] Television. Rhodes' television credits include presenting ''Central Weekend'' live on a number of occasions as well as presenting '']'' for ] as relief presenter for ] from 1994 to 1997. He was a presenter of the Politics Programme for the Eastern Region, BBC for four years. He has also presented occasional documentaries/reports for both BBC East and ] Television. He was the voice of '']'' from 1987 to 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://marcussteaduk.wordpress.com/2017/03/03/stephen-rhodes-obituary/|title=Stephen Rhodes Obituary|date=3 March 2017|publisher=}}</ref>

He was the voice of '']'' from 1987 until 1999.{{citation needed|date=July 2010}} He has also been the voice-over for many radio and television commercials prior to him joining the BBC.

Stephen Rhodes was also a newspaper columnist and regular contributor to a number of newspapers in the Midlands prior to him joining the BBC. He has written for local newspapers in Luton, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard and Hemel Hempstead.


==Sony Awards== ==Sony Awards==
* 1993 Speech based Breakfast Show - Bronze * 1993 Speech based Breakfast Show – Bronze
* 1998 The Stephen Rhodes Show, Daytime Talk - Silver * 1998 The Stephen Rhodes Show, Daytime Talk – Silver
* 1999 The Stephen Rhodes Consumer programme, Daytime Talk/News - Bronze * 1999 The Stephen Rhodes Consumer programme, Daytime Talk/News – Bronze
* 2001 Interactive - Gold * 2001 Interactive – Gold
* 2001 Short Form Award - Bronze * 2001 Short Form Award – Bronze
* 2003 Speech Broadcaster of the year - Nominee * 2003 Speech Broadcaster of the year – Nominee
* 2005 Speech Broadcaster of the Year - Bronze * 2005 Speech Broadcaster of the Year – Bronze

He has also won 5 Local Radio 'Gillard Awards'


==Political career== ==Political career==
{{See also|Luton South (UK Parliament constituency)}} {{See also|Luton South (UK Parliament constituency)}}
Stephen Rhodes announced to the press on the afternoon of Tuesday 16 March 2010 that he had quit his radio presenter job to become an ] candidate for the ] parliamentary constituency in the ], following the expenses controversies of the constituency's former MP ]. As the BBC is a neutral broadcaster, they cannot allow any of their presenters to have any political interests that may influence listeners.{{citation needed|date=July 2010}} He received 463 votes, 1.1% of those cast. <ref name=ElecRes>{{cite web|title=Election 2010 results for Luton South|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/c74.stm|publisher=] News|accessdate=4 August 2013}}</ref> Stephen Rhodes announced to the press on the afternoon of Tuesday 16 March 2010 that he had quit his radio presenter job to become an ] candidate for the ] parliamentary constituency in the ], following the expenses controversies of the constituency's former MP ]. He received 463 votes, 1.1% of those cast.<ref name=ElecRes>{{cite news|title=Election 2010 results for Luton South|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/c74.stm|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=4 August 2013}}</ref>

==Bullet Point Media==
Stephen Rhodes is the MD of Bullet Point Media Ltd, The Web Video Production Company. {{cn|date=August 2013}}


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Irish radio presenter

Stephen Rhodes
BornThomas Keenan
1951
Dublin, Ireland
Died20 February 2017 (aged 66)
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Occupation(s)Radio personality, television host, independent candidate, voice-over
Years active1970s–2017
Children4

Stephen Rhodes (1951 – 20 February 2017) was a voice-over artist and weekday daytime presenter on BBC Three Counties Radio and BBC Radio Northampton. He originally hosted the Consumer Programme from 10 am until 1:30 pm, but moved to the breakfast show broadcast from 6 am to 9 am. However, after his breakfast show on Tuesday 16 March 2010, he handed his resignation in to the radio station and left with immediate effect, as he prepared to stand as an independent candidate at the 2010 general election.

Rhodes was born in Dublin as Thomas "Tommy" Keenan, the son of a dentist, but later moved to England. He changed his name to Stephen Rhodes when he started working on Dublin pirate radio stations. He died of motor neurone disease on 20 February 2017, aged 66, at home in Eaton Bray. He was survived by his wife and four children.

Broadcasting career

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Radio

Rhodes started his broadcasting career on Dublin pirate radio stations “ARD Radio" (Alternative Radio Dublin) and “Big D Radio” at the end of the 1970s, moving over to the UK and Birmingham radio station BRMB in 1980, before moving to Beacon Radio in Wolverhampton and then WABC (later called Classic Gold WABC) in the early 1990s. Rhodes then joined BBC Radio Shropshire as Breakfast Show host where he won the first of many Sony Radio Academy Awards. In early 1994, Rhodes took over the weekday mid-morning show on the station. He remained on the slot until mid 1995, when Rhodes turned up at BBC Three Counties Radio, presenting a consumer programme five days a week. In the course of his time on the consumer programme he became well known for his undercover work which won him a number of National Radio Academy Awards.

Television

Rhodes' television credits include presenting Central Weekend live on a number of occasions as well as presenting This Morning for Granada Television as relief presenter for Richard Madeley from 1994 to 1997. He was a presenter of the Politics Programme for the Eastern Region, BBC for four years. He has also presented occasional documentaries/reports for both BBC East and BBC London Television. He was the voice of Family Fortunes from 1987 to 1999.

Sony Awards

  • 1993 Speech based Breakfast Show – Bronze
  • 1998 The Stephen Rhodes Show, Daytime Talk – Silver
  • 1999 The Stephen Rhodes Consumer programme, Daytime Talk/News – Bronze
  • 2001 Interactive – Gold
  • 2001 Short Form Award – Bronze
  • 2003 Speech Broadcaster of the year – Nominee
  • 2005 Speech Broadcaster of the Year – Bronze

Political career

See also: Luton South (UK Parliament constituency)

Stephen Rhodes announced to the press on the afternoon of Tuesday 16 March 2010 that he had quit his radio presenter job to become an independent candidate for the Luton South parliamentary constituency in the general election, following the expenses controversies of the constituency's former MP Margaret Moran. He received 463 votes, 1.1% of those cast.

References

  1. "Award winning broadcaster Stephen Rhodes dies of motor neurone disease". Luton Today. 22 February 2017.
  2. "Former This Morning presenter Stephen Rhodes dies from motor neurone disease". BBC News. BBC. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  3. Celebrity election Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine, itv.com, 16 March 2010.
  4. Radio presenter to stand as election candidate, LutonToday.co.uk, 16 March 2010.
  5. "Remembering Stephen Rhodes". BBC Local Live: East of England (west). 14 March 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  6. Former BBC Three Counties presenter Stephen Rhodes dies, bedfordshire-news.co.uk; accessed 22 February 2017.
  7. "Stephen Rhodes Obituary". 3 March 2017.
  8. "Election 2010 results for Luton South". BBC News. Retrieved 4 August 2013.

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