PROFESSIONAL Speaker & Entertainer
Award winning broadcaster, motivational speaker, compère, actor & writer.
About Eddie
Sony Award winner and 2022 Best Speech Broadcaster nominee.
Witty, inspirational, sometimes argumentative but always engaging.
- Motivational & keynote speaker
- Radio Presenter
- Actor
- Charity fundraiser
- DJ
- Compere & Host
- Journalist
- Master of ceremonies
- Social Commentator
- Writer
Eddie is a powerful motivational & keynote speaker and has covered subjects as diverse as the benefits of corporate diversity and the importance of inclusion, living with cancer, Black history month, Black boys & the education system
After many years of presenting his own show on Choice FM, where he built up a must listen to phone in show on a station famed for music. He was head hunted by the BBC Radio London in 2002 where he has been hosting his own show ever since more recently moving from his popular drive time show to his current timeslot of 10am – 2pm weekdays.
His breakthrough role was as Staff Nurse Cyril James in 3 series of the BBC’s long running hospital drama Casualty. He has had many TV and film roles since, most notably joining the regular cast of the iconic BBC show The Real McCoy.
Eddie was a founder of the pioneering group of actors The Posse who wrote & produced their own shows for stage & television, breaking down many barriers that existed for Black artists
Eddie’s need to ‘give back’ was intensified after being diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 2007
Jumping from planes, running the London marathon and climbing Mount Kilimanjaro are just some of the challenges he has undertaken to support numerous charities raising hundreds of thousands of pounds for worthy causes in the process.
Eddie DJs at many dances, weddings, christenings etc bringing his sense of fun & unique ability to entertain to ensure your event is a success
Eddie is in demand as a comedy show host working up and down the country, often with his comedy partner Robbie Gee. He has worked in venues from small comedy clubs to the Hackney Empire for the past 30 years.
Eddie has written newspaper articles for publications ranging from the Guardian to the Voice Newspaper. He wrote a highly successful cancer blog while he was undergoing chemo-therapy for Hodgkins Lymphoma.
Eddie has both solo and with his partner in crime, Robbie Gee acted as MC at numerous Black tie events, boxing, fundraising nights, auctions and so much more
As a social commentator Eddie has featured on numerous TV & radio programmes and documentaries across Channel 4, ITV2, MTV, Sky Arts and the BBC, speaking on wide ranging subjects from politics, British / African-Caribbean culture and the arts.
He has written comedy sketches for The Real McCoy (BBC) Airport (BBC Radio), The Posse (Channel 4) & has written both full length plays and comedy sketches for the stage.
Where's Eddie?
See Eddie Live!
Eddie & Robbie host in Ilford Fri 1 Nov with Kat B & Richard Blackwood
1 Nov 2024
- 1 Nov 2024
Eddie & Robbie host Pioneers Of Comedy in Catford Sat 30 Nov
30 Nov 2024
- 30 Nov 2024
The Ultimate Xmas Stopover Sat 14 Dec
14 Dec 2024
- 15 Dec 2024