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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.
By 1970, only Savile and Blackburn remained of the 1960s regulars and between them they would host all the editions from January 1970 until their duopoly was broken by Ed Stewart's return in March 1971. Tony Blackburn (1967–1979 and 1981–1983, plus 31 December 1988, 4 April 2003 and 30 July 2006) Emperor Rosko (1967, 1974–1975)
In 1972, Wyatt married radio DJ Tony Blackburn, with whom she had a son, Simon, born in 1973. [3] The couple divorced in 1977. [4] For seven years from 1978, Wyatt was in a relationship with her Robin's Nest co-star Richard O'Sullivan, with whom she had a son, Jamie. [citation needed]
Tony Blackburn received his OBE from the Princess Royal in an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle (Yui Mok/PA) Blackburn became the first DJ on BBC Radio 1 when it launched in 1967 and went on ...
Tony Blackburn is the presenter and hosting the show are The Bachelors with special guests, Little and Large, plus chart-topping group Showaddywaddy, comedian Dave Ismay, James Boys, Shades of Love and the Cimmaro Brothers are back with a motorcycle act this time. It is the latest heat of the Miss Seaside Special beauty contest with a record ...
Its final appearance as the show's closing theme was on 15 April 2017, when Matthew's successor, Tony Blackburn, played it in tribute following Matthew's death the previous week. From 2007 to his death in 2024, the show's producer was Phil Swern, whom Matthew had nicknamed "The Collector", joined in 2017 by Tom Du Croz. Mollie Davidson and Tony ...
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The winner of this series was radio DJ Tony Blackburn with 55% of the final vote; [1] [2] [3] it raised a total of £618,799 for the nominated charities, with Blackburn amassing £184,000 for the National Autistic Society. [4]