Michael Adams (presenter)

Adams was born in Sunderland, though was raised in Houghton-le-Spring, just outside of Durham. He was educated at Houghton Kepier School in the town between 2010 and 2015, continuing studies for a further two years at the Durham Sixth Form Centre.

He later resided in Greater Manchester, where he had previously studied broadcast journalism at the University of Salford.{{cite tweet |user=michaeladamsuk|number = 1465711929171714051 |author=Michael Adams|title=…and it's over... @UoSJournalism thank you |date=2021-11-30 |accessdate=2021-12-08}}

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 during episodes broadcast in June 2012, including one on their Big Olympic Tour.{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01k6jb2 |title=CBBC – Blue Peter's Big Olympic Tour |publisher=BBC |date=2012-06-08 |accessdate=2012-06-16}} The following year he 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.{{cite news |url=http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/local/all-news/sunderland-teen-chosen-to-front-cbbc-tv-show-about-factory-children-in-brazil-1-6281537 |title=Sunderland teen chosen to front CBBC TV show about factory children in Brazil |newspaper=Sunderland Echo |date=2013-11-28 |accessdate=2013-12-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235440/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/local/all-news/sunderland-teen-chosen-to-front-cbbc-tv-show-about-factory-children-in-brazil-1-6281537 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |url-status=dead }} 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 media relations surrounding soap opera Coronation Street.

In August 2017 he spoke with BBC Radio 5 Live's Phil Williams about Barbara Knox's potential departure from Coronation Street. The following month he paid tribute to the late Liz Dawn in an interview with Judith Moritz for the BBC News at Six.

In January 2019, Adams confirmed on Twitter that he would appear as an uncredited bit part in the eighth series of ITV sitcom Cold Feet.{{cite tweet |user=michaeladamsuk|number = 1089965694211575808 |author=Michael Adams|title=Stay (very) eagle-eyed for yours truly in tonight's #ColdFeet at 9pm on @ITV. Am getting up to mischief at the fabulous Lost Days festival! 🎪🎵🏕 |date=2019-01-28 |accessdate=2019-02-10}} Later in the year, he appeared in the revived series of Supermarket Sweep on ITV2, hosted by Rylan Clark-Neal.{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/hub/supermarket-sweep/2a7615a0005 |title=ITV - Supermarket Sweep S1, E5 |publisher=ITV |date=2019-09-13 |accessdate=2019-09-25}}{{cite tweet |user=SuperSweepTV |number=1172595702813417472 | author=Supermarket Sweep|title=Cactus makes perfect 🥴🌵 #SupermarketSweep |date=2019-09-13 |accessdate=2019-09-25}}

Adams has worked for both of ITV's flagship soap operas,{{cite news |url=https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/22/coronation-street-paid-tribute-to-a-1968-scene-with-kelly-did-you-spot-it-17430295/ |title=Coronation Street paid tribute to a 1968 moment with Kelly – did you spot it? |website=Metro.co.uk |date=2022-09-22 |accessdate=2022-09-23}} Coronation Street and Emmerdale and regularly features across broadcast media as a television critic.{{cite news |url=https://www.abc.net.au/radio/melbourne/programs/breakfast/michael-adams-neighbours-sammy-j/13743544 |title=It's the TV cliffhanger of the year - will Neighbours survive? |website=ABC Melbourne |date=2022-02-07 |accessdate=2022-02-09}}{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-60294624 |title=Neighbours: Lifelong fans gutted as the soap faces uncertain future|website=BBC Newsbeat |date=2022-02-07 |accessdate=2022-02-09}} In February 2022, he quizzed OJ Borg as part of BBC Radio 2's Midnight Mastermind. Adams's specialist subject was the Australian soap opera Neighbours.{{cite tweet |user=MichaelAdamsUk |number=1494051437764042764 | author=Michael Adams|title=Looking forward to joining @OJBorg on @BBCRadio2 very late tonight (or very early tomorrow, depending on how you look at it!) from 00:30 - I'll be quizzing him as part of Midnight Mastermind. No prizes for guessing what the topic will be. Hope you can join me 📻 |date=2022-02-16 |accessdate=2022-03-03}}

Between June and October 2022, he presented the weekday breakfast show on Chatterbox Radio Manchester.{{cite tweet |user=ChatterboxOnAir |number=1541319820720889857 | author=Chatterbox Radio|title=WE ARE LIVE! Chatterbox Radio starts NOW with @MichaelAdamsUk serving you brekkie. Don't forget to download our app to tune in 🥓🍳🥞🥐 |date=2022-06-27 |accessdate=2022-08-09}} Following the station's closure he was then redeployed within the same production company as main co-presenter of Your Manchester, a weekly online magazine programme focusing on Greater Manchester news and events.{{Cite web |last=Media |first=Your Manchester |title=Your Manchester Media |url=https://yourmcr.com/the-team |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=Your Manchester Media |language=en-GB}} Adams had previously served as a reporter for the show since March of the same year. He departed in the first quarter of 2024.

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