Strictly announcer joins Radio Victory as new presenter

Following hot on the heels of Anton Darby’s return to his old radio station, Alan “The voice of the balls” Dedicoat is joining the presenting staff at Victory Radio.

Alan Dedicoat has a voice that millions of listeners in the UK will recognise.

Alan Dendicot, known for doing the voice-over for Strictly Come Dancing and the National Lottery, is joining Victory Radio as a new presenter (Image: Victory Radio)Not only has he been calling the numbers on the National Lottery for 25 years, he is also the voice to introduce the couples to the floor on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing and the British announcer on the ABC TV version of Strictly, Dancing with the Stars.

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Alan is no stranger to radio, having cut his teeth on local stations in the South West before moving to Broadcasting House in London to work on BBC Radio 2 and of course will be remembered as the newsreader nicknamed “Deadly” by Sir Terry Wogan on Wake up with Wogan.

Now those talents are coming to the south coast, as Alan joins Victory on Sunday mornings for two hours from 10am.

He said: “I’m seriously excited about it. I did a show on the sadly missed ‘Wireless’ and hosted breakfast on ‘Mellow Magic’ for a bit, but I miss my radio.

“The years with Sir Terry were really memorable, so to get back behind the mic and speak to the Victory listeners on a Sunday morning will see me in my element.

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“I’ll be playing some great music, I love Victory’s playlist, the songs you say ‘Oh yes I remember this’ and I’ll look back at the week’s news but the lighter stories to make you laugh and smile on a Sunday morning.”

Managing director of Victory, Bob Bruce, said: “It shows how well respected Victory is now that we can attract the talents of a National treasure like Alan Dedicoat. He joins a great line-up and strengthens Sunday which starts with Neil Crespen at 7am, then Alan and then into Anton Darby, a trio that will draw in listeners for sure, and why not, they’ll be a great listen.”

Victory can be heard on DAB+ to Portsmouth, Chichester, Winchester and the IOW, online, on the dedicated app available from app providers and by asking your smart speaker to play Victory online.