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Enda Caldwell (born Dublin on 28 March 1975) is an Irish radio personality, voice actor

Biography

Early life and education

As a child Caldwell studied Speech and Drama with the London College of Music. He attended Wilkinstown N.S. first as his primary education began and later transferred to St.Oliver Plunkett's in Navan for his final year of Primary. From 1988 to 1993 Enda attended Navan Community College now known as Beaufort College Navan where he completed his leaving cert.

Though his first passion was for cars and the motor industry Caldwell was always interested in music and broadcasting through his love of drama listening to Pat Courtenay on Energy 103 breakfast with all the characters he created. He DJ'ed his first disco at the age of 14. He studied Radio Production and Journalism at Ballyfermot College of Further Education in Dublin from 1993 to 1995 where he achieved a merit profile in Radio Production and Journalism (Media) with an HND from BTEC.

Early career

Caldwell's Media career began with helping out at Atlantic 252 as an assistant to Tony West. In 1991 he went on to do a course in Television with Navan Community Television now known as Province 5 Television.

He also presented actual broadcast programmes for the TV Station such as "The Province 5 Top 5" with Xtravision which was a weekly Video review produced exclusively for the station.

His radio career began on Irish pirate radio in 1992 at Kiss FM in Dundalk. Later in 1994 Enda presented some Friday afternoon shows for "Dublin's Dance Music Factory" Sunset 107, as Enda Story. He and Greg Parke were instrumental in establishing Navan's Energy Radio on 1 October 1994 which they ran from a garden shed.

1995 to 2006

After graduating from BCFE, Caldwell worked evenings at Tipp FM in Tipperary cleaning the staff canteen, WLR FM in Waterford and LMFM in Louth and Meath before debuting at Wexford's radio station South East Radio in 1997 with "South East Radio's Power FM." He worked briefly at Q102.9 and Midlands 103 before moving to Kiss 106 (Northern Ireland) where he launched the station's live programming and co presenting its first ever live breakfast show from December 1.

In late 1998 he played the hospital porter in Angela's Ashes, a 1999 film based on the memoir of the same title by Frank McCourt. Caldwell's part in the film was not credited as his brief and fleeting appearance as a 'hospital porter' was just an extra role. It was directed by Alan Parker and starred Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle, Joe Breen as young Frank. Enda is to be seen pushing the hospital trolley with Joe Breen as young Frank after his character develops appendicitis.

Caldwell was later to become Head of Production at the satellite station Radio Limerick One and RLO TV, based in Limerick. In late 1999 and early 2000, Caldwell was also DJing live at many venues across Ireland

In February 2000, John O'Hara hired Caldwell as the overnight presenter with the newly relaunched Atlantic 252. His work there included the final live drivetime show from their studios at Mornington House in County Meath on Thursday 20 December 2001, at approximately 4.55pm this was followed by a specially compiled Tribute show produced by Enda Caldwell and Eric Murphy celebrating the station's 12-year history of broadcasting and featuring classic airchecks and playlist tracks from each year of Atlantic 252's history.

In March 2003 Caldwell was offered a drive time slot on BBC Radio 2 under a six month contract, subject to a medical. Unfortunately during the medical it was discovered that his head was too big for any set of headphones held at the Beeb and the offer was withdrawn

Digital Radio Mondiale and Recent career

On 26 September 2006, Caldwell moved to Luxembourg to take up a programming and presentation position at the newly relaunched Radio Luxembourg..

From 2005 to 2008 has been heard on Kevin Branigan's temporary licensed stations easy-listening 92.1 Choice FM and The Rock 94.9 The Rock where he presented "The Classic Album at Midnight". Enda also was involved in other temporary licensed stations: The Word, Christmas FM, Hot Country, Real Radio, Heartbeat FM and some 90's shows on The 90's Network.

Since 1993 Caldwell has operated his own Freelance voice-over and Media business Enda Caldwell Productions.

Before that from September 2006 until March 2008 Enda was the evening imaging voice of The Download Chart on The Fridge for Dublin's Hitmusic Station FM104.

He has also voiced radio imaging for other stations including Galway's 958 (an opt-out service for Galway Bay FM, Iur FM in Newry as well as other imaging for stations like Peak Hill FM 89.5 in Peak Hill Central NSW Australia, Eldo Radio in Luxembourg and his voice has been heard on MCM's Gold Network in Australia as a holiday speciality Imaging voice on The Jono And Dano Show.

In 2008 Enda played a character voice for an Italian children's cartoon animation called "Pipi Pupu and Rosemarie" penned by the Oscar award-winning screenwriter Vincenzo Cerami for syndication with BBC, on Canadian TV and many other outlets internationally.

Caldwell worked as a cover presenter on Dublin's FM104 from October 2010 and until May 2012 he also worked briefly Sunday afternoons and a regular fill-in on Wicklow's radio station East Coast FM February to December 2011.

On 3 December 2012, Caldwell also assumed an evening DJ position on "DSN Hits", an internet radio station broadcasting from Alliance, Ohio in the United States.^[1] He then moved to the midday (US Eastern Time) position, before leaving the station on 7 May 2013.

In August 2013 Enda joined the team at New York's Only Dance Station Pulse 87 where he is part of the regular weekday line-up. He continues to do freelance TV Continuity in addition to his radio work. On 24 June 2014, KYLI Las Vegas announced that it has ended its three-year partnership with Jelli 96.7FM. On 25 June, the station adopted the Pulse 87 Dance/EDM brand and relaunched as "Pulse 96.7," . The Pulse 87 brand will continue to be offered online.[2] Enda used to host 7pm to Midnight Monday to Thursday on Pulse 87 NY & 96.7 FM Las Vegas in addition to shifts at The New Global Radio The Official English Speaking Station on the Costa Del Sol.

In 2016 Enda was the European Representative for www.allaccess.com based in Malibu Beach, California.

News and references

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