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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)
Mollie Davidson and Tony Blackburn now compile and produce the show. It was during Swern's time on the show that the "Playing Hard to Get" feature was introduced into the Matthew era of the show. Listeners who wanted a copy of a record they had lost over the years could request a CD of that song and, if successful, were sent a special "SOTS" CD ...
Tony Blackburn (6 November 2010 – 20 February 2016) Mark Goodier (Interim host between Blackburn's departure and Gambaccini's arrival, 27 February 2016 – 2 July 2016, plus two shows as stand in cover for Gambaccini in January and February 2018; 6 July 2024 – present) Paul Gambaccini (9 July 2016 – 7 October 2023)
In June 1973, Noel Edmonds took over presenting the breakfast slot on BBC Radio 1 and Tony Blackburn moved to present the mid-morning slot (9–12 am). One of the features Blackburn started on this show was the Golden Hour. This was originally an hour of records that had all charted in a specified year, using a different year each weekday.
It featured satires of many music acts at the time as well as impersonations and spoofed versions of both Jimmy Savile and Tony Blackburn. An episode of Emu's Broadcasting Company featured a parody of Top of the Pops called "Top of the Flops", with Rod Hull, Emu and other cast members performing a song called "Do the Emu". [187]
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]
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]