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continuity announcer

British  

noun

  1. a person on radio or television who makes linking announcements betweeen programmes to give continuity to a television or radio broadcast channel

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Stuart started her career as a production assistant at the BBC in the 1970s, moving to BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 2 as a continuity announcer and newsreader, moving to television news in 1981.

From BBC Dec. 17, 2018

Simon Bates' first job at the BBC was as a Radio 4 continuity announcer.

From BBC Sep. 29, 2017

Peters, who joined the BBC in 1947, was the continuity announcer on 2 June 1953 and opened by saying it was a "great and joyous day for us all".

From BBC Jul. 29, 2016

The sudden blaring of the advertising break, and the continuity announcer whose voice whoops and whirls past our ears.

From The Guardian Jul. 16, 2013

Mary Malcolm, a former radio continuity announcer, fitted easily into place on TV and was seen as a good sport by her colleagues.

From The Guardian Oct. 14, 2010

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