Michael Adams (presenter)

Michael Adams
Born (1999-08-23) 23 August 1999
Sunderland, England
Residence County Durham
Nationality British
Occupation Media personality
Years active 2012–present
Employer BBC
Television Show Me What You're Made Of, Blue Peter, CBBC

Michael Adams (born 23 August 1999) is a British television personality. He has appeared on various programmes for CBBC, including Show Me What You're Made Of with Stacey Dooley.

Background and career

Adams was born in the Sunderland, where he studied media at Houghton Kepier School between 2010 and 2015. He had shown an interest in television from a young age.

Adams first appeared on television during continuity links on CBBC with Iain Stirling in April 2012. He later went on to appear on Blue Peter with Helen Skelton and Barney Harwood for a few appearances in June 2012, including one on their Big Olympic Tour.[1] Since then he has appeared on continuity links for CBBC with Sam and Mark.

He was later seen on documentary series 'Show Me What You're Made Of' with BBC Three regular Stacey Dooley in December 2013.[2] Whilst in Brazil filming the programme, Adams worked in a bike factory, prawn farm, technology factory, baseball cap factory and a cattle farm.

In mid 2014, Adams appeared briefly in programmes for CBBC Live in Newcastle Gateshead, and worked alongside Swizzels Matlow in designing a Geordie Love Hearts sweet, which read 'Alreet Pet'.

Archival footage of Adams featured in the fifth series of 'Show Me What You're Made Of' in 2015, and at a similar time he began contributing to the unofficial Coronation Street Blog.

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2012, 2013, 2014 CBBC Presentation Himself Continuity links
2012 BBC Look North (North East and Cumbria) Himself Report
2012, 2014 Blue Peter Himself 3 episodes
2013 Friday Download Himself 1 episode
2013, 2015 Show Me What You're Made Of Himself 5 episodes (2013)
Archival footage (2015)
2014 Newsround Himself 2 episodes
2014 Whoops! I Missed the Bus Himself 1 episode
Radio
Year Title Role Notes
2013 BBC Newcastle Himself Drivetime interview
2014 BBC Tees Himself Drivetime interview

References

  1. "CBBC – Blue Peter's Big Olympic Tour". BBC. 2012-06-08. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  2. "Sunderland teen chosen to front CBBC TV show about factory children in Brazil". Sunderland Echo. 2013-11-28. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
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