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  Paul Coia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paul Coia is a Scottish television presenter and continuity announcer, perhaps best known for presenting the BBC2 word puzzle gameshow Catchword.
Coia was schooled at St Aloysius' College in Glasgow and then at the University of Glasgow before going into hospital radio and eventually getting a job as a disc jockey at Radio Clyde.
Coia and Greenwood also sat in for Derek and Ellen Jameson on the late-night show on BBC Radio 2, and Coia (broadcasting solo) also deputised for other presenters on that station.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Paul_Coia   (225 words)

  
 Paul Coia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Paul Coia is a British television presenter and continuity announcer, perhaps best known for presenting the BBC2 word puzzle gameshow Catchword.
Coia graduated from Glasgow University before going into hospital radio and eventually getting a job as a disc jockey at Radio Clyde.
In the early 1980s he also worked as a continuity announcer for Scottish Television and was the first voice on Channel 4.
bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/p/pa/paul_coia.html   (133 words)

  
 ZoomInfo Web Summary: Paul Coia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Paul has been hosting conferences for fifteen years since, as a member of BBC's Holiday '87 team, he was invited to facilitate in Athens at the Thomas Cook world sales conference.
Paul Coia Paul Coia has twenty five years' experience as a television and radio presenter and fifteen years' experience as a corporate trainer and presenter.
Paul's suit and tie have been hosting conferences for fifteen years since, as a member of BBC's Holiday '87 team, he was invited to facilitate in Athens at the Thomas Cook world sales conference.
www.zoominfo.com /directory/Coia_Paul_153807823.htm   (685 words)

  
 Paul Coia TV
Paul’s TV career began with Scottish Television as an announcer and news reader.
His first chat show, ‘Meet Paul Coia’, had reviewers and his family chorusing “rather not, thanks”, so it was on to Channel Four as the voice that launched a new station.
Paul has acted, being typecast when asked to play a seedy, oily and sarcastic travel guide in the BBC comedy show Rab C Nesbitt.
www.paulcoia.com /tv.html   (146 words)

  
 Laborers-LIUNA Rebbecca Coia Dumps Raymond Coia For FBI Agent Which Might Affect Plunder Dome Operation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Calenda's husband, Paul Calenda, a millionaire businessman and mob associate, was targeted by the mobsters.
Rebecca Coia said that DiLustro's affair with Gail Calenda came at a low point in his life, after he had lost his mother to cancer and was nearly killed in a bank-robbery shootout.
In 1998, Paul Calenda pleaded guilty to possession of an Uzi machine gun and was sent to federal prison.
www.laborers.org /projo_FBI_Rebacca_6-19-01.htm   (1136 words)

  
 DEBATING THE FACTS OF LABOR
Coia worked his way through college and law school, as a laborer and as a musician, to become a successful attorney in private practice.
Coia as a "mob puppet," but he fails to mention that the department now questions that view of Mr.
Paul Coffey, chief of the Justice Department's Organized Crime and Racketeering section, testified that "[Mr.
www.ipsn.org /characters/coia/magazines/debating_the_facts_of_labor.htm   (528 words)

  
 Presentation Training Sunday Times   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Coia was convinced there was a need to formalise - and charge- for his services after a conversation with the CEO of a FTSE 100 company.
This executive told Coia he had to make redundancies and was going to say, on stage, presumably as a joke “There is good news and bad news: the bad news is there are going to be redundancies, the good news is I’m not one of them.”
Coia gets them to condense their speeches in to just five ideas so they learn content from the outset and can convey confidence.
www.powercommunication.co.uk /page2.html   (344 words)

  
 Arthur A. Coia, Bill Clinton and Vic Kamber Do Convention   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Coia credited one Laborers organizer with the greatest labor victory in decades, the unionization of a 1,700-member bloc in New York.
Coia was nominated for reelection by his cousin, Ronald M. Coia, of Local 271 in Providence.
During his speech accepting nomination to the fall ballot for general president, Coia was surrounded by family: his wife, Joanne; his son Arthur E. Coia II, a Georgetown Law School graduate who recently passed the bar; his daughter Chrissie and son-in-law Darren Corrente -- who is the son of longtime Coia business partner Frank Corrente.
www.laborers.org /coia_projo_9-30-96.html   (1472 words)

  
 sh: John Sullivans Just Good Friends - Interview Oct00
Paul Nicholas interviewed on 'Open House with Gloria Hunniford' by guest presenters Paul Coia and Debbie Greenwood.
This was filmed at Pearson TV (1 Stephen Street - London) on Thu 19th October 2000 at 19:30 and shown on CH4 at 14:15 on Fri 20th October.
Paul that was the guy you saw in the studio that Sunday Morning
www.whom.co.uk /jgf/oh_001020.htm   (1789 words)

  
 Tree in the park has become work of art - Evening Times   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
SCULPTOR Paul Coia has worked his magic transforming an oak tree into a work of art.
He spent three weeks on the project and the end result is a bench entitled Otter and Fish, which will join Paul's other works in the park.
Paul, 44, who is from Pollok, has already created a fox, Highland cow, a large leaping fish and a frog for Pollok where he is based.
www.eveningtimes.co.uk /print/news/5049127.shtml   (178 words)

  
 Paul Coia - The London Speaker Bureau
Paul Coia has been hosting conferences for over ten years since, as a member of the BBC's Holiday '87 team, he was invited to Athens to facilitate at the Thomas Cook world sales conference.
Paul also runs his own communication company which helps executives to present ideas more clearly and to confidently front their video presentations.
As head announcer, Paul's was the first voice heard on the new station.
www.londonspeakerbureau.co.uk /speakers/printSpeaker.aspx?speakerid=23   (286 words)

  
 The Twentieth Century Society
Coia thus inherited the practice by then known as Gillespie, Kidd and Coia; the practice subsequently joined by Isi Metzstein in 1945 and Andy MacMillan in 1954.
In some instances they were painted as in St. Paul ’s, Glenrothes, or rendered as at Wadham College, Oxford (1971) or alternatively, heavily roughcast as at St Peter’s, Cardross.
From a distance the towers of both buildings clearly signal their religious status and, in moving toward them, the perception and profile of both buildings progressively changes, the lower buildings guiding to an unequivocal, and in the case of St. Bride’s a monumental statement of entry.
www.c20society.org.uk /docs/casework/gkc.html   (1654 words)

  
 Take 3 Management
An award-winning broadcaster, journalist and conference host, Paul’s career kicked off in 1981 with his own local radio show which was followed by a chat series, Meet Paul Coia, for Scottish Television.
Most recently Paul has become the voice of Disney’s new satellite station ABC1 and he is a regular contributor to London’s LBC and BBC Radio Scotland.
He also runs his own communication and training company, teaching business leaders the art of presentation, media handling and public speaking, and is currently writing a book on the subject of business presentations and communication.
www.take3management.co.uk /paul_coia.htm   (275 words)

  
 Observer | It's not a comedown
Paul Ross and Mark Curry will certainly be receiving gold watches when they're 65.
Paul King (of the mid-Eighties group King) and Clare Grogan (Altered Images) are fixtures on VH1 and palefaced rapper Vanilla Ice ('Ice Ice Baby') is a somewhat surreal host on Granada Men and Motors.
So let us not dismiss Coia, Grant, Mills and those other noble SIW footsoldiers of non-terrestrial television - there's a lot of TV to present out there and they're doing it with a smile on their faces.
observer.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4053257-102281,00.html   (336 words)

  
 Spellbound (1) - UKGameshows
After that it was a general knowledge free-for-all and correct answers were rewarded with more goes at the board.
If they could fill in one word they'd win £250, two was worth £500, and all three meant a holiday or a random cashpot of over £1000.
Paul Coia with co-host (and wife, incidentally) Debbie Greenwood.
www.ukgameshows.com /page/index.php/Spellbound_(1)   (359 words)

  
 Paul Coia - UKGameshows
Coia studied science at Glasgow, his town of birth.
He is married to the former Miss Great Britain Debbie Greenwood (who herself hosted First Class and co-hosted Spellbound with Paul).
Nowadays can be heard talking all over the theme music of shows on ABC1, and cackling all the way to the bank.
www.ukgameshows.com /page/index.php/Paul_Coia   (183 words)

  
 artnet.com: Resource Library: Coia, Jack   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
In 1931 Coia began working for the Roman Catholic Church, for which he designed over 30 churches.
A digression into the International Style for a religious pavilion (1938; Bellahouston Park) for the International Exhibition, Glasgow, introduced a starkness of material and form not repeated until St Paul’s (1956–7), Glenrothes, a small church, brilliantly conceived in response to liturgical reform and economic stringency, which became a model for future designs.
Coia’s secular work was less successful, however, although his Léon shop front (1928), Glasgow, the Palace of Industry Pavilion, also for the International Exhibition of 1938, and Our Lady’s High School (1963–4), Cumbernauld, are notable.
www.artnet.com /library/01/0184/T018484.asp   (376 words)

  
 Monmouth 1999 Baseball - Manhattan Box Score
Coia grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; Ambrose out on the play.
Coia reached on an error by ss, RBI; Ambrose advanced to second; Landis advanced to third; Collins scored.
Montenegro flied out to cf, SF, RBI; Coia advanced to second on the throw; Ambrose advanced to third on the throw; Landis scored, unearned.
bluehawk.monmouth.edu /~sport/bbmanhattan.htm   (1230 words)

  
 Pebble Mill at One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In its heyday, Pebble Mill at One (so called because it aired at 1pm), was one of very few daytime magazine programmes, hence its enormous popularity.
Presenters included Jan Leeming, Donny MacLeod, Fern Britton, Marian Foster, Bob Langley and Paul Coia.
The format returned in 1988 as Daytime Live, renamed Scene Today and finally Pebble Mill.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pebble_Mill_at_One   (132 words)

  
 Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Paul Coia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
This is an extract from The Middle East Open Encyclopedia, made possible through the Wikimedia Foundation.
Iraq Museum International always displays the most recent published revision of the source article, Paul Coia; all previous versions may be viewed here.
They link directly to authoring tools for you to start writing a particular article.
www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref?title=Paul_Coia   (351 words)

  
 Monmouth 1999 Baseball - Wagner Box Scores
HBP - by Ustler (Coia), by Ustler (Montenegro), by Ustler (Coia), by Lazzaro (Coia).
Coia hit by pitch, RBI; Geroni advanced to second; Moyer advanced to third; Law scored.
Coia grounded out to 3b; Moyer advanced to second.
bluehawk.monmouth.edu /~sport/bbwagner1.htm   (1837 words)

  
 Richard Whitely   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Of course it wasn't just Countdown's birthday, it was Channel 4's anniversary as well.
Back on November 2, 1982 Britain's 4th channel made its debut and, following a stirring welcome from Paul Coia, offered up as its very first programme to the nation: a words and numbers game.
Richard Whitely, the very first man to appear on Channel 4, reminded us again here in the year 2000 of his original opening remarks - that as one "countdown" ends,so "another begins." With hindsight it's clear the Whitely fondness for naff slogans and appalling wordplay was there from the start; we had been warned.
hamster.tamer.tripod.com /fanclubz/id2.html   (879 words)

  
 Mirago : News: Media: Journalism: Journalists: C
Carr, Paul - British writer and editor of The Friday Thing, an e-mail comment sheet.
Carter, Todd W. - Resume and samples of work by the freelance journalist, specializing in business and technology.
Coia, Paul - Presenter and journalist focusing on TV and Radio.
www.mirago.com /scripts/dir.aspx?cat=Top/News/Media/Journalism/Journalists/C   (604 words)

  
 OFF THE TELLY: Features/TV24/Channel 4: An Overview
It was Paul Coia to begin with on 2 November 1982.
Here was the first voice of Channel 4 to welcome us to the first new terrestrial British TV channel for almost 20 years - and a stoutly inconsequential game show, Countdown.
That's probably a good enough reason for us to feel confident of continued success under his tenure.
www.offthetelly.co.uk /features/tv24/c4overview.htm   (627 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Times Newspapers Limited, May 21, 1995 HEADLINE: Teenage Fanclub pop till they drop BYLINE: Paul Coia BODY: Paul Coia tells how the Bellshill band put every last ounce of energy into their comeback album.
He wants people to know he didn't want to go.'' The new sound of Teenage Fanclub is less complicated than last time round.
Gone are the short musical references to T Rex and the ''in'' jokes, although song titles such as Mellow Doubt, and even Grand Prix, still prove you cannot beat a good play on words.
zenandjuice.com /music/teenage_fanclub/text/times32195.txt   (644 words)

  
 ::::eclectic boogaloo::::
Former Pebble Mill at One Godhead Paul Coia hosts this celebrity panel quiz show with a wordy twist.
Contestants including Justin Lee Collins (aka the Poundstretcher Bill Bailey), Glenn Body from Pagan Idol and a fire-breathing, animatronic recreation of Robert Robinson compete to guess how many vowels there are in Paul Coia's name, then interpret their answers in the sacred medium of mime.
Bubble-headed Mancunian barrel of pain Eddie Large has to go on a crash diet and lose three stone before conducting a celebrity seance.
eclecticboogaloo.typepad.com   (896 words)

  
 Digital Spy Forums - Channel 4's Opening Day.
It was continuity announcer Paul Coia who said Good afternoon.
I beleive the first face, live on camera was also Paul Coia as he presented the opening showcase program, "This Is Channel 4".
I remember a program, with Paul Coia sat down, explaining and previewing what kind of programs will be on the channel and talking to the program director etc...anyone remember this?
forum.digitalspy.co.uk /board/showthread.php?t=354755   (1203 words)

  
 ::The Speakers Agency - Speakers::
Producers of Skinner and Baddiel's Fantasy Football Paul and Andy have impressive media backgrounds and are now the afternoon presenters on Talk Radio - TalkSport.
TV Presenter, Event facilitator and host Paul Coia is also in great demand as a voice over artist.
Paul Hayes is an energetic young antiques expert who was discovered by the BBC and is now a resident antiques expert on Cash in the Attic.He’s very entertaining and a good communicator.
www.thespeakersagency.com /catview.asp?cat=Celebrity   (2940 words)

  
 405 Alive - Information - ITV Continuity Announcers
Paul Coia, Graham Rogers, Bill Bingham, Gary Terzza.
When they took over from Rediffusion in 1968, the logo was about as simple as you can get – the word THAMES in white on a fl background.
It was some months before the London skyline with Tower Bridge and the dome of St Paul's first appeared and initially it was in monochrome.
www.bvws.org.uk /405alive/info/itv_announcers.html   (2252 words)

  
 FunTrivia Community Forums: Name Dropping - Who have you met?
I've met Paul Newman, Henry Fonda and Lee Remick while they were filming "Sometimes a great Notion" in Oregon.
Paul Newman is the most charming person and quite natural and didn't mind in the least my sister and I taking his photo.
Oh, we meet Peter Noone and Paul Revere after an old-goldie show--very nice.
www.funtrivia.com /ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=UBB1&Number=5064&page=0&fpart=all   (5265 words)

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