Rick Edwards
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| Born |
Richard Philip Edwards 20 May 1979 Enfield, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Spouse(s) | Emer Kenny (m. 2016) |
Richard Philip "Rick" Edwards (born 20 May 1979 in Enfield, London) is an English television presenter who works mainly for Channel 4, E4 and ITV2. Edwards presented T4 for four years, and has also presented Tool Academy, Freshly Squeezed, E4 Music and much of Channel 4's 2012 Paralympics coverage.
Edwards attended Pembroke College, Cambridge, studying mathematics originally before changing to natural sciences after his first year. He performed stand-up and sketch shows during his time at university.
Edwards hosted a Saturday evening radio show on XFM entitled The Weekender for several years, hosting his last show on 10 January 2009. He also formed part of the BBC presenting team for their coverage of the Reading and Leeds Festival. In 2011 Edwards began hosting E4's Tool Academy, a reality TV show about fed-up girlfriends who have enrolled their underperforming other halves in a school in which "tools become men". During the 2012 Paralympics, Edwards formed part of the Channel 4 commentary team as well as co-presenting That Paralympic Show with Ade Adepitan.
In 2013, Rick began co-presenting political discussion show Free Speech for BBC Three alongside Tina Daheley. During the 2015 General Election, they presented a series of Free Speech specials.
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