12 Facts About Robin Houston

Robin Houston was born on London, 1947 and is a British voiceover artist and former announcer, radio and television newsreader and quiz show host.

Robin Houston went on to read the news on television for 15 years and to become one of the most well known announcers in television entertainment.

Robin Houston joined theatrical producers John Hewer, Mike Hall and Gervase Farjeon in the West End of London working for five years as announcer, production manager, stage manager, and audiovisual director on stage productions, variety shows, cabarets, films, international conferences and product launches in London, the rest of the UK and much of Western Europe.

Robin Houston continued to be seen twice-daily on Thames News until the end of Thames Television's contract in December 1992.

Robin Houston read over 5,500 news bulletins in that time.

Robin Houston was one of very few broadcasters to work for both the Thames Television and London Weekend Television franchises at the same time.

Robin Houston made 1100 shows over several contiguous series for a period of nearly 5 years, pulling in good ratings for the channel, but the show was finally dropped at the end of 2001 as part of a station revamp.

Robin Houston asked over 117,000 questions during the show's run.

Robin Houston was The Newsreader in the London debut of Angels in America at the National Theatre in the early 1990s.

Robin Houston played the newsreader in Kenny Everett's science fiction radio and television serial Captain Kremmen and has performed in a number of film and television dramas, including Something Wicked This Way Comes, The Custard Boys, Kavanagh QC, Thursday the 12th, Holby City, Dempsey and Makepeace and The Gentle Touch.

Robin Houston has narrated over 100 audiobooks for the Talking Book service of the Royal National Institute of Blind People, for Listening Books' Sound Learning educational initiative and for other publishers.

Robin Houston is an alumnus of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and a Long Service member of the British actors' union Equity.