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United Kingdom Alan Dedicoat is a British announcer known for his roles as "The Voice of the Balls" for the National Lottery and the announcer for "Strictly Come Dancing" and "Dancing with the Stars."
Alan Dedicoat is widely known as "The Voice of the Balls" for the National Lottery programmes, providing voiceovers for the draws since 1995. He announced for The National Lottery: Jet Set (2005–2007), The National Lottery Euromillions Draw (2008–2009), and The National Lottery: In It to Win It (2002–2016).
Dedicoat serves as the primary announcer for BBC One programmes. Since May 2004, he has been the announcer for the reality TV competition Strictly Come Dancing.
Dedicoat joined BBC Radio 2 in 1986, becoming the network's chief announcer until his retirement from the role in March 2015. He was also a newsreader on the weekday breakfast show, Wake Up to Wogan.
Since its inception in June 2005, Dedicoat has been the announcer for the American version of Strictly Come Dancing, Dancing with the Stars.
Alan Dedicoat is a patron of the Hospital Broadcasting Association, an organization supporting hospital radio stations.
Dedicoat is the president of Hospital Radio Bedside, a hospital radio station broadcasting to hospitals in Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch, and Wimborne.
Dedicoat is the president of Hospital Radio Reading (Royal Berkshire Hospital).
Alan Dedicoat serves as an ambassador for the Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance Charity, supporting its operations.
In September 2023, Alan Dedicoat joined Portsmouth-based Victory Online, where he hosts a Sunday morning show titled the "Sunday Supplement."
Alan Dedicoat provided voice acting for the video game Titanic: Adventure Out of Time, released in 1996.
Alan Dedicoat was the voice over announcer for the TV Special 2000 Today in 1999.
Alan Dedicoat was the announcer (voice) for the TV movie Foley & McColl: This Way Up in 2005.
Alan Dedicoat was born in December 1954 in Hollywood, Worcestershire, England. He received his education at King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys in Birmingham and later attended the University of Birmingham. His professional career began in the Civil Service as an executive officer before he transitioned into broadcasting, joining the BBC in 1979.
Dedicoat started his broadcasting career at BBC Radio WM in 1979 as a presenter. Four years later, he moved to BBC Radio Devon. In 1986, he joined the Presentation Department of BBC Radio 2 in London, eventually becoming its head. He retained this position until his retirement from the role in 2015. A significant milestone in his career was in 1995 when he began working as an announcer for The National Lottery’s draw programmes, a role that earned him the nickname “Voice of the Balls.” He also served as a newsreader on BBC Radio 2’s weekday breakfast show, “Wake Up to Wogan,” until the program concluded in December 2009. His voice became widely recognized as the announcer for the reality TV competition “Strictly Come Dancing” on BBC One, which began in May 2004, and its American adaptation, “Dancing with the Stars,” launched in June 2005.
Beyond his prominent broadcasting roles, Dedicoat has also been involved in other projects. He provided voice work for the video game “Titanic: Adventure Out of Time” in 1996 and was the voice-over announcer for the TV special “2000 Today” in 1999. In October 2015, he issued an apology and retracted comments he allegedly made in a covertly recorded conversation about internal BBC matters, clarifying that he was relaying rumors he had heard. In September 2023, Dedicoat joined Portsmouth-based Victory Online, where he hosts a Sunday morning show titled “Sunday Supplement.”
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