About Eddie
Sony Award winner and 2022 Best Speech Broadcaster nominee
radio presenter, host, compere, master of ceremonies, comic, actor, charity fundraiser and writer.
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.
The BBC
After many years of presenting his own show on Choice FM where he built up a must-listen phone in show on a station famed for music Eddie was head hunted by BBC Radio London. Moving to the BBC in 2002, he has been hosting his own show ever since, recently moving from his popular drive time show to his current timeslot of 10am – 2pm Monday – Thursdays.
Professional Actor
Eddie was born & brought up in Hackney and attended several youth drama groups before becoming a professional actor. 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.
The Entertainer
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. He founded GeeStor Productions more than 30 years ago & has produced a diverse range of hugely popular events, ranging from karaoke nights, comedy & theatre shows to holidays abroad.
The Fundraiser
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.
Sony Award winner and 2022 Best Speech Broadcaster nominee
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.
Motivational & keynote speaker
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.
The BBC
After many years of presenting his own show on Choice FM where he built up a must-listen phone-in show on a station famed for music, Eddie was headhunted by BBC Radio London. Moving to the BBC in 2002, he has been hosting his own show ever since, recently moving from his popular drive-time show to his current timeslot of 10am – 2pm Monday – Thursdays
Professional Actor
Eddie was born & brought up in Hackney and attended several youth drama groups before becoming a professional actor. 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.
The Entertainer
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. He founded GeeStor Productions more than 30 years ago & has produced a diverse range of hugely popular events, ranging from karaoke nights, comedy & theatre shows to holidays abroad.
The Fundraiser
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.
