Name Droppers

Name Droppers - Paul Ross : The Swiss Army Knife of British Media and the Olympian Name Dropper of Overnights


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Best known for his encyclopedic knowledge of the media and entertainment industry there's not much Paul can't tell us about his profession.


Paul began his career at London Weekend Television in the 80s as a researcher and producer working on numerous programmes including The Six O'Clock Show.


He became a regular face on British TV from the 90s onwards, appearing on many programmes including The Big Breakfast and Sky One's Jeopardy! game show.


He also made regular appearances on This Morning as their showbiz correspondent.


He's been involved in radio since the late 90s presenting numerous shows on stations such as GLR, Virgin Radio, LBC and BBC Radio London (where he presented the Breakfast show with the likes of Jo Good, Gaby Roslin and Penny Smith.


He launched the new talkRADIO with his Full Set Breakfast programme in March 2016.


He now presents the overnight show, Extra Time with Paul Ross, on talkSPORT during the week, a show that's also simulcast on their sister station Talk,


In this episode Paul rummages through his illustrious career to pull out some really cool names, the chat also gets a little geeky about radio and we find out what makes a really good TV presenter.

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Name DroppersBy Ian Watko Watkins