Rick is part of the new look T4 presenting family alongside Alexa Chung, Steve Jones and Miquita Oliver. He started off doing stand-up and sketch shows at University and has written material for BBC Radio and various TV shows as well as a stint as the audience warm-up guy for what he describes as 'a crowd of degenerates and old people' on the BBC's Ruby Wax daytime show. Rick co-presented the E4 music show which led to the C4 offering him their flagship youth music show FRESHLY SQUEEZED alongside Alexa Chung. In 2007 he covered the Reading Festival for the BBC alongside Edith Bowman and Zane Lowe.
Rick is a regular host on Xfm and can be heard every Saturday from 6-9pm.
He is a huge movie buff and regularly hosts T4's movie specials. Particular highlights have been PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN 3, TRANSFORMERS, RATATOUILLE and BOURNE ULTIMATUM. This year he also presented the BBCi red-carpet coverage of the BAFTAS.
Rick has many hidden talents: he studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge University and has tutored A-Level and GCSE Maths, Physics, Biology and Art. He's a great swimmer - once beating Britain's No 1 Triathlete in a race - and a very keen ten-pin bowler to boot.
Rick has two big music events coming up in July. He will be filming at the O2 Wireless Festival in Hyde Park which starts on Thursday 3rd and finsihes on Sunday 6th. He will then be seen co-hosting 'T4 on the Beach' from Weston Super Mare on 20th July alongside Miquita, Steve and Alexa.
