Rony Robinson

Rony Robinson (born in Sheffield) is a writer, broadcaster, and educationalist. Iconic, Sony Award-winning BBC Radio Sheffield daytime presenter.

His novels include: "The Ted Carp Tradition" (Hodder), "The Beano" (Faber). His plays include "Snapshots" (Theatre Royal,Stratford East), "Events In An Upper Room" (Belgrade, Coventry and ICA) and the Sony Award-winning "Last Loves" on BBC Radio 4.

Childhood and education

Born John Goronwy Robinson, he was educated at All Saints Church of England Primary School and King Edward VII School. He won a scholarship to Keble College, Oxford, where he gained a Second Class Honours Degree in Modern History. While he was at Oxford he was the Editor of the weekly University newspaper "Cherwell". He also gained a Diploma of Education.cite news
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Working life and early writing

. He wrote a number of text and source books for the "New English" in the 1960s.fact|date=March 2008

He published his first novel in 1971 and has been a full time writer since 1974.fact|date=March 2008

Writing and broadcasting

Twice resident playwright at The Crucible Theatre (Sheffield) and once each at the Theatre Royal (Stratford East) and Deptford Green School. Rony has had over a hundred plays produced all over the country. He has written stories and plays and poems for young people most successfully with "Down Your Way" (Nelson), "A Time Of Bears" (Macmillan) and "I Want Doesn't Get" (Faber). His "The Beano" has been adapted for various stage performances broadcast by the BBC and published in the United States.fact|date=March 2008

As a broadcaster Robinson has presented a daily show on BBC Radio Sheffield uninterrupted since 1984. For the BBC network he has written and voiced various documentaries and scripted seven radio and one television play.

In 1999 he received an honourary doctorate from Sheffield Hallam University.fact|date=March 2008

His children's poetry includes the much anthologised "We've Got A Wawa At Our House". He currently lives in Totley and plays and writes songs for the autoharp. He has had a life-long interest in the revolutionary poet Edward Carpenter (1844 - 1929) who lived in Sheffield, about whom he has written.fact|date=March 2008

References

External links

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/radiosheffield/pres_rony.shtml Radio Sheffield profile]
* [http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsR/robinson-rony.html List of plays]