Garry Richardson has worked for the BBC for 48 years! He is best known as the Sports Presenter on Radio 4’s prestigious Today programme. He’s been appearing on the programme for the past 41 years making him the longest-serving member of the team.
In November 2022 the BBC will be 100 years old which means Garry will have been working for the BBC for almost half a century. He is renowned for his sharp wit and humorous comments on the Today programme and his long career at the BBC has given him a fund of stories that have made him one of the country's funniest speakers.
His hilarious stories include what happened behind the scenes when he interviewed President Bill Clinton, and why Nelson Mandela gave him a friendly punch during an interview. There are hilarious anecdotes about working with Hollywood stars Richard Burton and Ben Stiller. What happened with Prime Minsters David Cameron and Gordon Brown in the studio. Garry has interviewed sports stars like David Beckham, Serena Williams, and Alex Ferguson, his list of interviewees is endless. Garry will always liaise directly with clients before an event. This approach sums up perfectly his ability as one of Britain’s best and most experienced corporate speakers.
It’s at the corporate business dinner where Garry has proved to be an outstanding success. He has been booked by the Institute of Directors on 9 occasions. Garry has worked for Coutts Bank, entertaining prospective new clients in the director’s dining room. The range of clients Garry has performed for come from just about every profession you can think of, they include, IBM, Porsche, Mercedes, HSBC, Port Users Association, Institute of Chartered Surveyors, Freight Transport Association, Institution of Engineering and Technology, Association of Council Secretaries and Solicitors, Society of Chartered Accountants, Civil Engineering Contractors Association, The Insurance Institute, Association of Corporate Trustees, National Farmers Union, British Health Care, Deloitte, Pipeline Industries Guild, Bank of Ireland, Barclays, Qantas, British Airways, American Airlines and KPMG. Garry appeared on consecutive nights at the Grosvenor House Great Room entertaining 1200 guests at each dinner. At the Chemical Industries Dinner, he received a standing ovation.
How to hire Garry Richardson
Contact the Champions Speakers Agency to provisionally enquire about hiring Garry Richardson for your next event, today. To get in touch, simply call an official booking agent on 0207 1010 553 or email us at [email protected] for more information.
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When he's at corporate events, Garry is known to cover the following topics:
- Sports
- Drive & Determination
- Peak Performance
- Overcoming Adversity
- TV & Radio Presenting
See what people had to say about Garry at corporate events, here:
We have received only positive feedback from the delegates, all bar none enjoyed your excellent speech - Brian Anderson, Mercedes Benz.
He immediately got the crowd laughing and kept us well entertained with his anecdotes and observations. A truly accomplished speaker, it was a performance myself and others have rarely seen better. - Paul Watkins, Tesco
Garry was excellent hitting just the right note to appeal not just to the sportsmen but to the non-sports minded as well - Jill Graham , The Fleet Street Club.
He gave a fantastic speech and a number of our participants described him as an inspired choice.- Petro- Canada
Your contribution set the atmosphere for the event perfectly. - The Teaching Awards
The tone of your speech its length and content were perfect and it was enjoyed immensely by everyone. - Association of Electoral Administrators
Just a quick note to say a massive thank you for joining us for our Awards Dinner last night, you did a really fantastic job and the feedback from everyone I’ve spoken to has been very positive. You pitched your stories perfectly for our audience and also did a great job delivering the more formal awards script. It was a pleasure to meet you and thank you again for helping to make the evening such a great success.- Whitbread PLC
You did a great job entertaining the audience and presenting the Awards. - Banking Technology Awards Grosvenor House.
Everyone was very impressed and thoroughly enjoyed your speech.- Chartered Institute of Taxation Dinner
Please pass on our effusive thanks to Garry Richardson. His contribution as the After Dinner speaker at the DAF Trucks conference dinner last week was outstanding and our client was more than pleased with his very entertaining and very, very funny stories. - Meteor Events
The feedback has been fantastic very funny and enlightening. - Siemens Management conference
I have received nothing but praise about your speech. - Centre for Forensic computing Dinner
Fantastic hope we can work together again soon. - European Banking technology Dinner
Garry was the consummate professional. - Iron And Steel Trade association.
