Jamie Rickers

Biography: Jamie Rickers is the producer and presenter of GMTV's programme for children, Toonattik Jamie was born in Chelmsford in Essex and grew up in Burnham-On-Crouch, a small village near Southend, and went to school at St Peter's High School in Burnham. Jamie left school at 16 and joined the Colchester Institute School of Music and Drama, studying for his Music Foundation A-level and gaining a BA Honours Music degree in 1996. Jamie's first job in broadcasting was working as a programme runner for LWT. During his career he has also worked as researcher and Celebrity Booker on 'Michael Barrymore's My Kind of Music', 'Kids Say the Funniest Things', 'Audience with The Bee Gees' and 'Audience with The Spice Girls' for LWT. Jamie has also worked on LWT's 'Caught Red Handed', with Andi Peters on 'Andi Meets Britney', the CITV awards and 'The Richard Blackwood Show'. Jamie joined GMTV in 2000. Jamie produced and presented GMTV's Sunday kids' show Up on the Roof until February 2004 whenJamie Rickers is the producer and presenter of GMTV's programme for children, Toonattik Jamie was born in Chelmsford in Essex and grew up in Burnham-On-Crouch, a small village near Southend, and went to school at St Peter's High School in Burnham. Jamie left school at 16 and joined the Colchester Institute School of Music and Drama, studying for his Music Foundation A-level and gaining a BA Honours Music degree in 1996. Jamie's first job in broadcasting was working as a programme runner for LWT. During his career he has also worked as researcher and Celebrity Booker on 'Michael Barrymore's My Kind of Music', 'Kids Say the Funniest Things', 'Audience with The Bee Gees' and 'Audience with The Spice Girls' for LWT. Jamie has also worked on LWT's 'Caught Red Handed', with Andi Peters on 'Andi Meets Britney', the CITV awards and 'The Richard Blackwood Show'. Jamie joined GMTV in 2000. Jamie produced and presented GMTV's Sunday kids' show Up on the Roof until February 2004 when Toonattik was launched, which now runs on Saturday and Sunday mornings. In 2000 Jamie presented 'Water Warriors' for Carlton TV which won an RTS Award for Best Entertainment Show. A martial arts enthusiast, whilst at college Jamie won the Gold medal at the British Judo Martial Arts competition three years running. Jamie has also owned and conducted the Universal Film Orchestra, Britain's largest film Orchestra which played at the official re-opening of the longest Pier in the world at Southend in 1997. In his spare time Jamie works out at the gym and catches up on his sleep Expand

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Title: Year: Credit: User score:
tbd GMTV: Season 2 May 5, 2005 Host (1999-) tbd
tbd GMTV: Season 1 Jan 1, 1993 Host (1999-) tbd