Quick Facts
Biography
David Thomas Sheppard (born 6 November 1981 in Reading, Berkshire) is an English radio presenter.
He currently presents a nightly regional show for BBC South West, networked across BBC Radio Devon, BBC Radio Cornwall, BBC Radio Guernsey and BBC Radio Jersey.
Career
Sheppard has been heard on several radio stations in the UK since 2001.
He has presented regular shows on BBC Radio Berkshire, BBC Radio Oxford, and most notably his long running afternoon show on BBC Radio Devon.He has also worked as a cover presenter at BBC Radio Solent and BBC Radio Bristol, mostly on regional programmes for the South and West.
Voiceover credits include BBC1 and BBC2 television, BBC Radio 1, Kerrang! and Brilliant TV, the production company of Timmy Mallett.
He studied at University of Oxford and University of Bristol, beginning his radio career at the latter in 2001 while running Burst Radio, the student radio station.
Other appearances
Sheppard’s addiction to coffee was documented in a BBC2 television documentary The Truth About Food, in which he and former Tomorrow's World presenter Maggie Philbin were tested for the effects of caffeine deprivation.
From the age of 16 he was also a daily contributor to BBC Radio 2's Wake Up to Wogan, under the guise of the Assistant to the BBC’s (then) Director General, Greg Dyke.
Sheppard owns a vintage coach which he has restored, and is a trustee and director of the Thames Valley & Great Western Omnibus Trust.