Adam Freeman
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Adam Freeman (born 1980) is a presenter on minor satellite and digital shopping TV channels. He currently works on iBuy
[edit] Biography
Freeman was born in 1980 in Leeds. He gained a Business Management degree from Durham University, and then moved to London to pursue his show biz ambitions. In 1996, 236,000 people voted for him as TV HITS "Face of the Year".
In 2001 at the age of 21, after sending his audition tape to various TV organisations, he began to work as a TV auctioneer on Bid tv in September, presenting live on air five times a week. In January 2002 he began presenting for Sky Travel, in both recorded as well as a new live travel program.
In early 2004 Freeman left Bid tv to join rival shopping channel Auction World.tv. But in November 2004, the channel was closed down by Ofcom due to massive financial difficulties, customer complaints and fraud allegations.
In early 2005, after the collaspe of Auction World. Freeman and fellow ex-Auction World employee Andy Sheldon, found new monetary backers and created iBuy. They created the channel by using the redundent auction-world.tv employees, products, contacts and studio equipment. Adam Freeman was installed as the channel's Head Of Presentation, and works five days a week on air presenting.
On 18 March 2007, Senior Presenter, Freeman revealed on air that it was to be his final shift. It was revealed, that unlike many of the other staff at iBuy, he wasn't out of a job. Like the previous iBuy Head of Broadcasting, Andy Sheldon, Freeman will in fact be moving over to parent company HSN for employment in the USA.
