Edmund Burke (1938 – 30 July 2010), known as Syd Burke, was a broadcaster, photographer and journalist, who moved to the UK from Jamaica to study photography in 1960, after having studied engineering, and later hosted London Broadcasting Corporation's (LBC) Rice 'n' Peas, a popular magazine programme.

[1][2] He first attended Cornwall College in Montego Bay, and then Excelsior High School, where he was head boy.

[2] In late January 1983 Burke joined the newly established independent television network Channel 4 as a continuity announcer.

[11] Other television work that Burke was involved with in the 1980s included appearing on BBC Two's programme Ebony, reviewing the British press.

[12][13] A photograph by Burke appeared in the catalogue of the 1997 exhibition Transforming the Crown: African, Asian and Caribbean Artists in Britain 1966 – 1996.