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Tony Blackburn
Tony Blackburn | |
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 Blackburn at the BAFTA Awards in 2008 | |
| Born | 29 January 1943 |
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| Years active | 1964–present |
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| Children | 2 |
Anthony Kenneth Blackburn OBE (born 29 January 1943) is an English disc jockey, singer and television presenter, whose career spans 60 years.
Blackburn first achieved fame broadcasting on the pirate stations Radio Caroline and Radio London in the 1960s, before joining the BBC, initially broadcasting on the BBC Light Programme.
Blackburn was the first disc jockey to broadcast on BBC Radio 1[4] at its launch, on 30 September 1967, and has had several stints working for the corporation. He has also worked for Capital London, Classic Gold Digital and BBC Local Radio, and currently BBC Radio 2 and British Forces Broadcasting Service. He has also had a singing career. As a DJ, Blackburn is known for his championing of Motown and soul music as well as his popular presenting style.
In 2002, Blackburn was the first king of the jungle (winner) of the British reality TV series I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
- ^ "Tony Blackburn - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk.
- ^ "Tony Blackburn - Biography". IMDb.
- ^ "Tony Blackburn Special", Sunday Night is Music Night, BBC Radio 2, 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2021
- ^ "Radio Rewind – BBC Radio 1 History – Main Events". Retrieved 30 June 2020.
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