Eddie is a powerful motivational & keynote speaker and has covered subjects as diverse as the benefits of corporate diversity, the importance of inclusion, living with cancer, Black history month, Black boys & the education system.
Sony Award winner and 2022 Best Speech Broadcaster nominee, 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.
Eddie built a cult following on Choice FM where he built up a “must listen” phone in on a station famed for music. He was head hunted by BBC Radio London in October 2002. Since then he has won a number of awards with his unique view of the day’s news. Known to listeners as the Voice of London, Eddie was born & raised 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 Casualty. His many TV and film roles since include: The Real McCoy BBC Canterbury Tales, Death in Paradise, The Bill and Eastenders to name a few. Films include Paddington, Idris Elba’s Yardie, Trainspotting, Face. And Lovers Rock (The Documentary)
Eddie was a founding member of 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 foreign holidays and weddings.
A Cancer survivor, Eddie has buddied many people through the nightmare diagnosis and regularly features issues relating to Cancer survival on his show. Eddie is passionate about charity and has run the London marathon, jumped from a plane and climbed Mount Kilimanjaro raising over £100,000 for charities such as Macmillan Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Diabetes UK, African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust and many more. He is a huge advocate of mentoring and has raised money for the Rudolph Walker Foundation & Urban Synergy for whom he is also a patron.
Eddie is a powerful motivational & keynote speaker, covering subjects as varied as the benefits of corporate diversity and the importance of inclusion, living with cancer, Black history month, Black boys & the education system.
Macmillan Cancer said of his keynote speech ‘Eddie was absolutely brilliant, engaging and the audience loved hearing from him’
Arlene Isaacs-Lowe, Retired Global Head of CSR and President of the Moody’s Foundation said: ‘Eddie Nestor participated in one of Moody’s Corporation most impactful Black History events in the UK. His contribution was the perfect confluence of historical knowledge, social commentary and humour. It was well received by a multicultural audience of employees at every level.’
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