Stephen Rhodes (radio presenter)
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Stephen Rhodes (1951 – 20 February 2017[2]) 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.[3][4]
Stephen Rhodes | |
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Born | Thomas Keenan[1] 1951 Dublin, Ireland |
Died | 20 February 2017 (aged 66) |
Occupation(s) | Radio personality, television host, independent candidate, voice-over |
Years active | 1970s–2017 |
Children | 4 |
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.[5] He was survived by his wife and four children.[6]