Age, Biography and Wiki
Rick Edwards (Richard Philip Edwards) was born on 20 May, 1979 in Enfield, United Kingdom, is a British broadcaster. Discover Rick Edwards's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 44 years old?
Popular As |
Richard Philip Edwards |
Occupation |
Television presenter, journalist, author, screenwriter |
Age |
44 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Taurus |
Born |
20 May 1979 |
Birthday |
20 May |
Birthplace |
Enfield, United Kingdom |
Nationality |
United Kingdom
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He is a member of famous Television Presenter with the age 44 years old group.
Rick Edwards Height, Weight & Measurements
At 44 years old, Rick Edwards height is 1.93m .
Physical Status |
Height |
1.93m |
Weight |
Not Available |
Body Measurements |
Not Available |
Eye Color |
Not Available |
Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Rick Edwards's Wife?
His wife is Emer Kenny (m. 2016)
Family |
Parents |
Not Available |
Wife |
Emer Kenny (m. 2016) |
Sibling |
Not Available |
Children |
1 |
Rick Edwards Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Rick Edwards worth at the age of 44 years old? Rick Edwards’s income source is mostly from being a successful Television Presenter. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Rick Edwards's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
House |
Not Available |
Cars |
Not Available |
Source of Income |
Television Presenter |
Rick Edwards Social Network
Timeline
Richard Edwards is an English television presenter, journalist, and author.
Born in 1979, he went to Churchers College and then Portsmouth Grammar School and later attended Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he dated Elizabeth Day and he studied 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.
Edwards supported green organisation Global Cool in 2010 as part of their Traincation campaign, along with his friend George Lamb.
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".
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 also hosts the "Fighting Talk" radio show on BBC Radio 5 Live.
As a journalist, he has written for The Observer, the Evening Standard and HuffPost.
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, Edwards began co-presenting political discussion show Free Speech for BBC Three alongside Tina Daheley.
As a writer, his original film Burger Van Champion was commissioned as part of C4's Coming Up strand in 2013 and was described by the Observer as "a remarkable debut" and by Time Out as "funny, touching [and] superbly written".
During the 2015 general election, they presented a series of Free Speech specials.
In July 2015, Edwards began presenting ITV2 panel show, Safeword which returned for a second series in 2016.
Edwards currently hosts the podcast Science(ish) alongside Dr Michael Brooks, which delves into the science behind popular films.
In March 2016, Edwards landed the anchor role on Sky's DC Fancast alongside Bec Hill.
He claims this is a true highlight of his career.
Edwards married EastEnders and Father Brown actress Emer Kenny in 2016.
Their son was born in January 2023.
From 2017 to 2021, he presented the BBC quiz show Impossible, and since November 2021 he has co-hosted the BBC Radio 5 Live breakfast show (replacing Nicky Campbell),
The series proved such a hit that the duo were commissioned by Atlantic to write a book of the same name, Science(ish): The Peculiar Science Behind The Movies, which was published in October 2017 and ranked number 1 in the Physics, Cosmology, and Humorous Essays Amazon charts for several weeks as well as achieving a position of 21 in the overall book charts.
The podcast itself has topped the iTunes Science & Medicine chart.
In January 2017, Edwards began presenting !mpossible, a daytime BBC One quiz show.
From March 2019, Edwards costarred in History's miniseries River Hunters, alongside YouTuber and river-hunter Beau Ouimette.
In September 2021 BBC Radio 5 Live announced that it had hired Edwards to host its new breakfast show alongside Rachel Burden.
The new-look 5 Live Breakfast launch took place on 8 November 2021 following Nicky Campbell’s move to a slot later in the day.
Edwards has said that he has a very poor sense of smell due to sniffing pure ammonia while in school.