Ade Adepitan
British television presenter and sportsman
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| August 14 2024 | Announced as the new Chancellor of Birmingham City University, replacing Sir Lenny Henry. |
| March 18 2024 | Premiered the documentary 'Whites Only: Ade's Extremist Adventure' on Channel 4. |
| May 17 2023 | Channel 4 commissioned a film about Adepitan travelling to Orania, a whites-only town in South Africa. |
| 2021 | Presents the BBC documentary series 'Climate Change: Ade on the Frontline'. |
| 2021 | Chosen to present open-access meetings for an unaffiliated scientific group reporting on the global environment. |
| October 30 2021 | Appeared as a celebrity contestant on Catchphrase, competing against Paralympics co-presenter Clare Balding. Also was a BBC presenter for the Global Citizen Festival and a panellist on Blankety Blank. |
| January 4 2021 | Welcomed his son, marking a significant personal milestone in his life. |
| 2020 | Included in the Powerlist of the 100 most influential Black British people. |
| 2019 | Hosts the BBC documentary series 'Africa with Ade Adepitan'. |
| August 19 2018 | Married singer Linda Harrison (performing as Elle Exxe) in a ceremony at St Paul's Cathedral. |
| 2017 | Co-presented 'World's Busiest Cities' with Anita Rani and Dan Snow. |
| 2016 | Co-presented the three-part BBC Two series 'New York: America's Busiest City' with Anita Rani and Ant Anstead. Also began co-presenting BBC's Children in Need appeal. |
| 2014 | Became one of the alternating main presenters of The Travel Show for BBC News, and was part of the Channel 4 Winter Paralympic Games presenting team. |
| 2013 | Presented Channel 4 Dispatches programme 'Britain on Benefits' and a documentary for Unreported World about Cuban basketball players titled 'Cuba, Basketball and Betrayal'. |
| 2012 | Appointed as one of the main presenters for the London Paralympic Games on Channel 4, co-presenting That Paralympic Show with Rick Edwards. |
| November 2010 | Received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of East London and was presented with their Lifetime Achievement award. |
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