Richie Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Richie Stephen Anderson[1] (1987-10-13)October 13, 1987 (age 38) Smethwick,West Midlands, England |
| Occupations | Television and radio personality |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Partner | Dean Eagles[2] (2012–present) |
Richie Stephen Anderson (born 13 October 1987)[3] is a TV and radio personality who works for theBBC. He is a former Sunday League footballer who played for Coombs Wood F.C.
Anderson currently presents the travel reports on weekday afternoons onBBC Radio 2. In 2022, he participated inseries 20 ofStrictly Come Dancing.[4]
He presented his own show onBBC Radio WM, where he started his radio career, on Saturdays between August 2015 and March 2020. He had previously stood in for other presenters during early 2015. Before becoming a presenter, Anderson was a reporter for BBC WM during their football segments on matchdays. Dubbed "Roaming Richie", he would interview fans before and after matches. He became renowned during this period for hisvox pop 'man on the street' style of interviewing.
In January 2019, Anderson became the weekday mornings travel news reporter onBBC Radio 2[5] duringThe Radio 2 Breakfast Show and the mid-morning show. He replacedRachel Horne who moved toVirgin Radio. Anderson also occasionally presents programmes on Bank Holidays for Radio 2. During the 2023 series of Strictly Come Dancing, Anderson hosted the last half-hour of Claudia Winkleman's Saturday show to feature songs from that evening’s Strictly Come Dancing[6] On 19 December 2024, Anderson informed listeners that he would be moving to presenting the travel news on weekday afternoons replacing Bobbie Pryor except on Friday. Ellie Brennan replaced Richie on mornings.
Anderson has also commentated the semi-finals of the2024 Eurovision Song Contest for BBC Radio 2.
Anderson occasionally reports on various topics forThe One Show onBBC One. Richie has also contributed as a guest reviewer onStrictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on BBC Two and provided off-screen commentary for the Turquoise Carpet event for theEurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool.[7]
It was also announced, on the 7th August 2025, that Anderson will be a new host onEscape to the Country, from their upcoming series.
In 2018, Anderson came out as gay to his teammates after playing a game of football, which was documented as part of a film forThe One Show which highlighted the pressures ofhomophobia in the sport.[8]He is a supporter ofWest Bromwich Albion.
In 2020, Anderson, along with fellow Radio 2 presentersJo Whiley andKate Bottley, participated in threetriathlons in three days to raise money forSport Relief as part of their Dare To Tri campaign.[9]