Radzi Chinyanganya Biography
Radzi Chinyanganya is a British presenter and broadcaster. From 2013 to 2019, he co-presented the BBC children’s television programme Blue Peter, as well as the ITV game show Cannonball in 2017. Previously, he presented Wild on CBBC and hosted Match of the Day Kickabout from 2013 until 2014, when Ben Shires replaced over. Chinyanganya was confirmed in October 2018 to be a backstage interviewer for American professional wrestling business WWE’s NXT UK division.
How old is Radzi Chinyanganya? – Age
He is 37 years old as of 12 September 2023. He was born in 1987 in Oxford, United Kingdom. His real name is Munyaradzi Thomas Kingsley Chinyanganya.
Radzi Chinyanganya Family – Education
He was born to a Scottish mother (from Dundee) and a Zimbabwean father. He attended Adams Grammar School in Newport, Shropshire. He has described his parents as Christians, albeit from various Christian denominations, resulting in an interfaith childhood. He graduated from Loughborough University and previously worked on the university’s television and radio stations. Following university, he attempted to join the British skeleton bobsleigh squad for the 2014 Winter Olympics, but was unsuccessful in the qualification stages.
Radzi Chinyanganya Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $1.5 million.
How tall is Radzi Chinyanganya? – Height
He has an estimated net worth of 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m).
Radzi Chinyanganya Sports Hosting
After a screen test at The O2 Arena, he was chosen as the official weightlifting presenter for the London Olympics 2012. He hosted the weightlifting contest, talked on stage at the Excel Arena, interviewed participants, announced weight divisions, and thrilled the audience.
He was asked back to talk at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. He was a presenter for the BBC’s coverage of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and the 2020 World Snooker Championship in Sheffield. He was also the official commentator for the 2018 World’s Ultimate Strongman Competition in Dubai.
Chinyanganya was a member of the Eurosport presenting crew for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. It was then revealed that he would take over as the principal broadcaster for snooker’s Triple Crown tournaments on Eurosport, succeeding Colin Murray, who left the post at the end of the 2020-21 season.
Radzi Chinyanganya Career
Chinyanganya hosted Your Body: Your Image for BBC Two, an instructional series addressing body image in schools. He co-presented Wild on CBBC with Naomi Wilkinson and Tim Warwood, which premiered in 2013. After Helen Skelton’s resignation, he was confirmed as the 37th Blue Peter host in October 2013. He was a reporter and presenter for CBBC’s Match of the Day Kickabout.
In January 2020, he competed in the twelfth season of Dancing on Ice with professional partner Jess Hatfield. He competed in Sky One’s Gladiators in 2008, making it to the semi-finals and became the only contender in history to attempt the eliminator while wearing a swimming cap.
He was chosen to attend Kiss FM’s Presenter Academy and spent the entire summer online reporting for the Bauer Media radio station. In this capacity, he conducted interviews with musicians and members of the general public, as well as sampling Olympic entertainment in London.
He makes a cameo as Mi in Kung Fu Panda 3. He was a former backstage interviewer for WWE’s NXT UK brand. He is also a Sky Sports NBA presenter. He also does backstage interviews for the Giants Live strongman tournaments. In 2021, he will host the University of Derby’s open day.
