Paul Coia
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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.
In the early 1980s he also worked as a continuity announcer for Scottish Television and was the first voice on Channel 4: "Good afternoon. It's a pleasure to be able to say to you: Welcome to Channel 4!" Subsequently he became a presenter of BBC1's daytime magazine programme, Pebble Mill.
In 1988 Coia became the host of the BBC gameshow Catchword, and has since presented a number of other quizzes on various satellite and cable channels.
He stood in once with his wife, Debbie Greenwood, for Gloria Hunniford's afternoon chat show on Channel 5. 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.
Most recently Paul has been heard on previews and continuity for the freeview channel ABC1, but has since moved on.
Paul can also occasionally be seen on the shopping channel QVC in the UK, where he mainly sells mechanical products.
He know lives in England and has two children, Annalie and Luisa.
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