David Prever (born ca. 1967[1]) is a four time Sony Award winning radio presenter, and thriller author.[2] As of 2023 he is Head of Programming at Radio News Hub.
David Prever | |
|---|---|
| Born | c.1967 (age 56–57)[1] London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Radio host, journalist, fiction writer, entrepreneur |
| Notable work | The Blood Banker |
| Spouse | Victoria Prever |
| Awards | Sony Award (4x)[2] |
| Website | davidprever |
Early life
editDavid was born in London and grew up in Chigwell, Essex. He was educated at Bancroft's School in Woodford Green and attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School, appearing in an episode of The Saint with Ian Ogilvy. He left school at 17 to follow a career in broadcasting.
Radio
editPrever joined Northampton’s Hereward Radio in 1984, before moving to GWR Radio in Bath and Bristol. This was followed by five years in the North East at Newcastle's Metro Radio. Returning to London, he worked for Jazz FM hosting Saturday nights and then weekend breakfast, before taking over the weekday breakfast show where he won a New York Festival Award. Poached by Chrysalis Radio, he joined Heart 106.2 initially on mid-mornings and then the breakfast show with Jon Davis and Kara Noble, winning a Sony Gold Award. He left Heart to join Magic 105.4 on Drivetime before landing the afternoon show on the relaunched LBC 97.3 Since leaving LBC in 2005, the radio stations he has worked for have included TalkSPORT, Smooth Radio and BBC London 94.9, BBC Radio Berkshire, BBC Radio Northampton and Three Counties Radio.
On 23 October 2012 it was announced that Prever would become the permanent host of the weekend mid-morning show on Smooth Radio, replacing Lynn Parsons who would take over the weekday mid morning slot from December following Mark Goodier's departure from the network.[3] Prever left Smooth Radio in February 2014.[4] Between February 2017 and April 2023 David presented the breakfast show for BBC Radio Oxford; prior to this, he hosted the station's drivetime show. In addition, for a time in the latter half of the 2010s, Prever presented a weekend overnight show on BBC Radio London.
In March 2023, it was announced that Prever would leave BBC Radio Oxford to take up the role of Head of Programming at Radio News Hub.[5] On 11 January 2024 it was announced that Prever would present Review of the Week, a 30 minute weekly programme for Radio News Hub that would be made available freely for broadcast by radio stations beginning on 2 February.[6]
Business
editIn 1991, Prever formed EPM and Lots of Hits Music, with colleague Tim Smith. The record and music publishing formed joint ventures with Universal, PWL and Telstar Records and delivered combined sales of over 10 million units, with 10 worldwide No. 1 singles and albums. Artists on the management roster included Opus III, Undercover and Lindy Layton. Lots of Hits published hits by acts including Tina Turner, Westlife, The Lighthouse Family, Kim Wilde and Mark Owen.
On leaving LBC 97.3 David founded Brandspanking, a branded content and production company winning business from Cadbury, Ocado, HMRC, DSGi, InBev, RBS/Nat West and IKEA. A sister business, Politics on Demand, conceived and produced the first podcasts for Tony Blair and 10 Downing street, as well as the first podcasts for Labour, the Libdems and Conservatives.
Writing
editAs a journalist, Prever has contributed articles for The Times, The Guardian[7] and The Express, where he wrote a regular column. Signed to the Irene Goodman Literary Agency, he self-published his debut novel, a thriller entitled The Blood Banker, in 2012.[8]
Personal life
editDavid has two children, an older boy and a girl, with his wife Victoria, a food writer. Both children were born as a result of in vitro fertilisation, a journey they documented in a diary for The Jewish Chronicle.[1] As a result of their experiences, they founded www.multiplymagazine.com , a website with news, facts and stories of hope for couples for facing fertility problems.
References
edit- ^ a b c "The picture we thought we'd never see". The Jewish Chronicle. 14 November 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ a b Day, Julia (11 November 2005). "Smooth serves up Prever for breakfast". The Guardian. London.
- ^ "Parsons replaces Goodier on Smooth Radio". Radio Today. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- ^ Plunkett, John (24 February 2014). "Simon Bates dropped by Smooth Radio". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ Martin, Roy (22 March 2023). "David Prever to leave BBC Radio Oxford for Radio News Hub". Radio Today. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ Martin, Roy (11 January 2024). "David Prever to host weekly news review programme free for syndication". Radio Today. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Finding the right words". 1 October 2001. London.
- ^ "BestSellingCrimeThrillers.com". Retrieved 8 August 2012.
