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A rare glimpse of the other side of the Pres studio at Anglia House - to bring the sad news that Keith Martin has died at the age of 89.

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One of the veterans of TV continuity, he freelanced at ABC, Anglia, Southern, TVS, LWT, BFBS among others - and even had a stint as a network announcer at the BBC.

He was still announcing at Anglia until around the mid-90s - but also worked for advertising agencies and as a voice coach (one of his clients was John Major)

Some years ago, he recorded an interview for a documentary marking the end of TV production at the former Rediffusion studios in Wembley.

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And his recollections of working in pirate radio are worth a read, too.

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What sad news. I spent many a happy hour chatting to Keith over the years. He was great fun.