Richie Anderson is a BBC television and radio personality.

He is a West Bromwich Albion fan and a former Sunday League footballer for Coombs Wood F.C. Anderson presently hosts the BBC Radio 2 travel reporting on weekday mornings.

What ethnicity is presenter Richie Anderson? Where did Richie Anderson grow up?

Anderson was brought up in Smethwick. Anderson has been the weekday morning travel news correspondent on BBC Radio 2 During The Radio 2 Breakfast Broadcast with Zoe Ball and Ken Bruce’s mid-morning show since January 2019.

Between August 2015 to March 2020, he hosted his own program on BBC WM, where he began his radio career. Previously, in early 2015, he filled up for other presenters. Anderson worked as a reporter for BBC WM during matchday football parts before becoming a broadcaster. He was known as “Roaming Richie” because he interviewed fans before and after games. During this time, he became well-known for his vox pop man on the street’ interviewing approach.

He took over for Rachel Horne, who went to Virgin Radio. Anderson also hosts special Bank shows on occasion.

Anderson came out as homosexual to his teammates after a football game in 2018 as part of a video for BBC’s The One Show that highlighted the strains of homophobia in the sport.

Anderson, along with colleagues Radio 2 presenters Jo Whiley and Kate Bottley, took part in three triathlons in three days in 2020 as part of Sport Relief’s Dare To Tri campaign.