[2] Kyle emigrated to England in August 1952, and spent a year as a primary school teacher in south London[3] before becoming a freelance radio and television broadcaster.

[2] His career as a continuity announcer began when he joined Associated-Rediffusion in February 1956, working alongside Muriel Young and the station's head of presentation Leslie Mitchell.

Following Rediffusion's closure, Kyle moved to the new Yorkshire Television in Leeds, where he served as its chief continuity announcer for nearly a quarter of a century.

[7] After his retirement, Redvers continued to work freelance as a voiceover artist, providing announcing cover for both YTV and Tyne Tees Television until around 1998.

In recognition of his work for Rediffusion, his voice was also heard in programmes made by Victor Lewis-Smith, who had revived the Associated-Rediffusion name for his own production company.