Paul Coia

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Paul Coia (born 19 June 1955 in Glasgow) is a Scottish television presenter and continuity announcer who was the first voice to be heard on Channel 4 on its launch in 1982. His career originally began in the late 1970s as a DJ and in the early 1980s he became an announcer. He has presented many television shows including Pebble Mill at One and Catchword. He is currently covering shows for BBC Radio Berkshire and London's Radio Jackie, and coaches executives around the world in Communications. In November 2023 The Guardian named him as one of ten people who changed UK TV forever.^[1]