Former BBC Radio 2 newsreader and presenter Colin Berry has died at the age of 79.

Colin Derrick Berry (29 January 1946 – 16 April 2025) was a fixture on Radio 2 from the early '70s through to the early '90s, often hosting early morning and late-night shows, including Night Ride and You and the Night and the Music.

Colin's career in broadcasting started with him performing 'administrative duties' at both Granada and Westward Television. Eventually, in 1965, he moved to doing similar things for Radio Caroline (South) where his radio career began with him reading the news.
When the Marine Broadcasting Offences Act 1967 came into force, Colin 'came ashore' to spend time (on more administrative duties!) for the newly- opened Yorkshire Television. He was also working as a club DJ. moving on to 'record promotion' before joining BBC Radio Medway as a Saturday afternoon presenter. He spent the summer of 1971 as an announcer for HTV in Cardiff before settling in at the Radio 1 & 2 Presentation department, under Jimmy Kingsbury.
He was one of Radio 2's first overnight hosts when the station started 24-hour broadcasting in 1979, with a programme that included a "what's on" guide, and a cookery slot (which he said was "for those of listeners who get home late and feel like a snack!").
Over his many years (1973–2006) as a staff presenter, he 'stood in' for several daytime presenters on Radio 2, including Terry Wogan, Jimmy Young and David Hamilton, and during this lengthy period, Colin also presented programmes for BFBS, as well as Inflight Productions.
Colin made appearances on several TV shows, including Top of The Pops, Blankety Blank and Going Live. He was also familiar to Eurovision viewers, presenting the UK jury's votes to the Eurovision Song Contest between 1978 and 2002.
After 'going freelance' in 2006, he continued reading the news on Radio 2 until September 2012, when changes to the station meant that the majority of Radio 2 news summaries were being read by journalists. His last bulletin on Radio 2 was at 3am on 8 September 2012.

Away from Broadcasting House, having presented late night Saturdays on BBC Three Counties Radio from 2004, during 2009 and 2010 Colin also presented The Saturday Club, a weekly BBC Local Radio show broadcast across the Eastern Counties, playing music from the 1960s and 1970s.  
Until 2019, he presented an occasional series for BBC Three Counties Radio - A Little Light Music - along with other music shows on or around bank holidays. He was also heard periodically on The Vintage Top 40 Show, broadcast on various BBC local stations at 5pm on Sundays.
His final broadcast was covering for Richard Spendlove on his long-running music and phone-in show for BBC Local Radio, on 29 April 2017.

Paying tribute, Helen Thomas, Head of Radio 2, said: "All of us at Radio 2 were saddened to hear of the passing of Colin Berry, who was part of our on-air family for many years. We send our condolences to his family and friends."