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Colin the Woodpecker

Here's our Colin!

Meet Colin The Woodpecker

Discover more about our Colin, station mascot and Saturday early breakfast presenter.

Q: What's your name?
A: Colin T Woodpecker
Q: From?
A: Crackley Woods
Q: Star Sign?
A: Virgo (my birthday is the same as BBC Coventry and Warwickshire - 3 September!)
Q: Joined the Beeb in?
A: 2005
Q: What has your career involved so far?
A: Started life as a chick in a nest, before learning to fly and peck at trees. My costume was designed by Georgia of Coventry.
Q: What does your job involve?
A: Representing the station and presenting the early breakfast show on Saturdays. Tune in from 6am to hear me tapping away!
Q: What's your favourite place in Coventry and Warwickshire?
A: My nest.
Q: Who's your favourite person?
A: Woody Woodpecker (I hope to be as famous as him one day).
Q: What's your favourite hobby?
A: Headbanging.
Q: Your favourite food?
A: Worms and grubs (yum!)
Q: Your favourite drink?
A: Rainwater.
Q: Favourite song?
A: Knock on Wood.
Q: Favourite film?
A: Where Eagles Dare, Chicken Run.
Q: Give us a fascinating fact about yourself:
A: Once drank a whole bottle of cider by mistake because I thought it had my name on the bottle!

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