Tony Blackburn
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 81 |
Date of birth | January 29,1943 |
Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
Born | Guildford |
United Kingdom | |
Height | 172 (cm) |
Spouse | Debbie Blackburn |
Tessa Wyatt | |
Albums | Tony Blackburn Sings |
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Job | Disc jockey |
Actor | |
Singer | |
Presenter | |
Books | Poptastic! |
Tony Blackburn: My Days in Radio | |
The Very Best of Tony Blackburn | |
A Laugh in Every Pocket | |
The Tony Blackburn Sensational Joke Book | |
Tony Blackburn's Family Fun Book | |
'The Living Legend': An Autobiography | |
Movies/Shows | Flockstars |
Animals Do the Funniest Things | |
Kill Keith | |
The All Star Impressions Show | |
Seaside Special | |
Top of the Pops | |
I'm A Celebrity. . . Get Me Out Of Here! | |
Official site | twitter.com |
Listen artist | www.youtube.com |
Children | Simon Anthony Blackburn |
Victoria Blackburn | |
Siblings | Jacqueline Blackburn |
Parents | Kenneth Fleming Blackburn |
Pauline Cubitt | |
Songs | SongsI'll Do AnythingTony Blackburn · 1969 So Much LoveSo Much Love · 1968 It's Only LoveIt’s Only Love · 1969 View 25+ more |
List | I'll Do AnythingTony Blackburn · 1969 |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 402154 |
Tony Blackburn Life story
Anthony Kenneth Blackburn is an English disc jockey, singer and TV presenter. He first achieved fame broadcasting on the pirate stations Radio Caroline and Radio London in the 1960s, before joining the BBC, on the BBC Light Programme.
Early Life and Education of Tony Blackburn
Tony blackburn was born in guildford. Surrey. England on 29 january 1943. He attended guildford s roayl grammar shcool before moving to londno to study at the royal academy of music. He was also a member of the national youth theatre during this time.Career
Tnoy blackubrn has enjoyed a long and successful broadcasting career. Which began in october 1967 when he joined the bbc s flagship station. Radio 1. His first show was called blackburn s sunday show. Which ran for two years. He then joined the weekend breakfast show for a number of years. Before eventually becoming the first dj on the station to broadcast a show on all seven days of the week.Famous Radio Shows
One of tony blackburn s most famous radio shows was pick of the pops. Which ran for 14 years from 1968 until 1982. The show featured the latest muisc releases. As well as a selection of classic hits. He also hosted a number of other popular sohws. Such as family favourites. Which ran for five years. And the golden hour. Which ran for seevn years.Television Appearances
Tony blackburn has laso made various television appearances over the years. He hotsed children s show crackerjack from 1972-1984. And also appeared on top of the pops. As well as various other game shows.Awards and Achievements
Tony blackburn has won several awards for his broadcasting work. In 2006. He was awarded an mbe for services to boradcasting. He has also won the sony radio academy award for a special lifetime achievement.Important Event
In 2020. Tony blackburn was asked to step down from his role as a dj on bbc radio allegations of inappropriate conduct.Interesting Fact
Tony blackburn is a keen collector of vintage cars. And currently owns a collection of five classic vehicles.Personal Life
Tony blackburn has been married twice. Frist to tessa wyatt in 1980. And then to debbie arnold in 1987. He has two children. Simon and victoria. From his first marraige. He currently lives in london.Dame Deborah James' on-air goodbye named radio moment of the year at Aria Awards
... Other winners included comedian Romesh Ranganathan - for his BBC podcast For the Love of Hip Hop - as well as BBC radio DJs Craig Charles and Tony Blackburn...
Vernon Kay 'over the moon' to replace Ken Bruce on Radio 2
... Other plans announced by the station on Friday include a Van Morrison Blues Show special, presented by Cerys Matthews; Tony Blackburn spinning soul specials at Easter; and the Jazz Show with Jamie Cullum celebrating the music of Nina Simone...
The most-streamed songs of 1952 to 2022 revealed
... The full chart will be broadcast decade by decade on BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 on 11 and 12 November, with guest hosts including Tony Blackburn, Johnnie Walker, Fearne Cotton and Jack Saunders...
BBC 100: 40 interesting facts about its biggest programmes
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Jacqueline Jossa wins I'm A Celebrity. Get Me Out of Here!
... DJ Tony Blackburn was the first celebrity to be crowned King of the Jungle when the show first aired in 2002...
Jacqueline Jossa wins I'm A Celebrity. Get Me Out of Here!
Former EastEnders star Jacqueline Jossa has won I'm A Celebrity. . Get Me Out of Here! after spending three weeks in the Australian jungle.
The Actress was named queen of The Jungle , following in the footsteps of previous winners like Harry Redknapp , Stacey Solomon and Kerry Katona .
Co-presenters Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly revealed The Winner at the end of The Final of the ITV reality show.
Actor Andy Whyment was the runner-up, with radio DJ Roman Kemp in third.
Jossa played Lauren Branning in BBC soap EastEnders between 2010 and 2018.
After she was named queen of The Jungle , She Said : "I have no words. "
This year's Series - the 19th - was The First not to have live insects eaten as part of The Show 's "bushtucker trials".
Coronation Street actor Andy Whyment took part in a "bushtucker bonanza" before he came second Radio host Roman Kemp came thirdAny insects consumed on The Show were Already Dead - though live creepy-crawlies were still dumped on its celebrity contestants.
But The Show was not without controversy, with former sports stars James Haskell and Ian Wright being accused of bullying their fellow campmates.
Viewers also contacted media watchdog Ofcom to complain that some of The Show 's challenges were too hard and thus unfair.
There was contention before the Series even aired, with former Commons Speaker John Bercow demanding a newspaper apologise for claiming he had asked for £1m to appear.
DJ Tony Blackburn was The First celebrity to be crowned King of The Jungle when The Show first aired in 2002.
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