someone who presents a television or radio programme► presenter British someone on a television or radio programme who tells you what the programme will be about, and introduces the other people in it: · The presenter read the news headlines.· Libby Purves, the radio presenter, has also written several novels.
► announcer American someone on a television or radio programme who tells you what the programme will be about, or who tells you about a sports game as it is happening: · The announcer said that the contestants had been chosen at random.· Scully was the radio announcer for the Los Angeles Dodgers' games before moving to network television.
► host someone who introduces the people on a show and who talks to people or about reports or scenes included in the programme - use this especially about talk shows, game shows, or quiz shows: · Minelli was the host for the two-hour awards program.· Jay Leno, the host of the "Tonight" show
► newsreader British /anchor/newscaster American someone who reads the news on TV or radio, and introduces news reports: · Lehrer is the respected anchor of the News Hour.· John Humphrys became a top BBC foreign correspondent, newsreader, and co-presenter of Radio 4's Today programme.· Wilson is retiring after 20 years as a newscaster at Channel 7.
► interviewer someone who asks a famous person questions on television, for example about their personal experiences, political opinions etc: · Paxman is seen as a tough interviewer who rarely lets politicians off the hook.· My most shocking moment as an interviewer was when a movie star came on drunk and threatened to hit my other guests.
► anchor the main person who reads the news on a television news programme: · He was the anchor for the BBC's nine o'clock news for over 10 years.
► commentator someone on television or radio who describes an event as it is happening, especially a sports game: · Parcells, the former New York Giants coach, later became a sports commentator on television.
► DJ/deejay someone who plays records and talks to people on a music programme on the radio: · Wolfman Jack was a famous deejay in the 1960s.· DJ Barry Scott hosts an oldies program on WZLX.
► VJ/veejay someone who introduces music videos on television: · Hunter is a former MTV veejay.·