Alan "Deadly" Dedicoat (born 1954, in Hollywood in Worcestershire) is probably best known as the "Voice of the Balls" on the National Lottery programme on BBC One, of which he has now retired from. He also reads the news on BBC Radio 2's weekday breakfast programme, Wake Up to Wogan, where he acquired the nickname "Deadly" from Terry Wogan.

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  • Alan "Deadly" Dedicoat (born 1954, in Hollywood in Worcestershire) is probably best known as the "Voice of the Balls" on the National Lottery programme on BBC One, of which he has now retired from. He also reads the news on BBC Radio 2's weekday breakfast programme, Wake Up to Wogan, where he acquired the nickname "Deadly" from Terry Wogan. He was educated at King Edward VI Camp Hill for Boys in Birmingham, and the University of Birmingham. In 1979 he joined BBC Radio Birmingham at Pebble Mill as a presenter before moving to BBC Radio Devon when it opened in 1983. After 4 year in the West Country, Dedicoat moved to London to join the Presentation Department of BBC Radio 2 at Broadcasting House, and later became its head, a position he holds to this day. In 2005, Dedicoat made his US TV debut, being the voice over announcer for ABC's Dancing with the Stars, however he recorded all his lines in the UK. He is the co-owner of a Routemaster (one of London's famous red buses) with Charles Nove, Ken Bruce, Steve Madden and David Sheppard.. (en)
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  • Alan "Deadly" Dedicoat (born 1954, in Hollywood in Worcestershire) is probably best known as the "Voice of the Balls" on the National Lottery programme on BBC One, of which he has now retired from. He also reads the news on BBC Radio 2's weekday breakfast programme, Wake Up to Wogan, where he acquired the nickname "Deadly" from Terry Wogan. (en)
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  • Alan Dedicoat (en)
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