Andy Akinwolere (born 30th November 1983 in Nigeria, moved to Birmingham, UK when he was eight years old) is a British television presenter, who began hosting the BBC television programme Blue Peter on 28 June 2006, and has the distinction of being its second ever black presenter, after Diane-Louise Jordan. November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, invariably known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world, employing 26,000 staff in the UK alone and with a budget of £4 billion. ... For the Canadian 1980s New Wave band of the same name, see Blue Peter (band). ... June 28 is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 186 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Diane-Louise Jordan (born June 28, 1960) is a British television presenter. ...

Before being selected for his current job, Akinwolere was a runner for the BBC, and was asked to audition by one of the Blue Peter directors; he had previously intended to go into documentary-making. His first challenge, as a presenter, was to complete a 500 ft abseil. In British English, abseiling (from the German abseilen, to rope down) is the process of descending on a fixed rope. ...

Akinwolere has four siblings and speaks Yoruba, as well as English. This article is about the domestic group. ... The Yoruba (Yorùbá in Yoruba orthography) are a large ethno-linguistic group or ethnic nation in West Africa. ...

Akinwolere maintains a video blog at http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bluepeter/andys_blog/