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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 .
DJ Tony Blackburn has joked that he will keep presenting until he beats Sir Cliff Richard as he was made an OBE in recognition of his long career. ... and will celebrate 60 years of working at BBC ...
DJ Tony Blackburn is made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire by the Princess Royal at Windsor Castle. Blackburn marked 60 years in broadcasting in 2024 (Yui Mok/PA)
The DJ, 81, worked on pirate stations Radio Caroline and Radio London in the 1960s.
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)
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 of the track after it had been played on the show. When Matthew left the show, requests were dropped. Tony Blackburn has been hosting the show since 4 March 2017. The show is currently broadcast ...
Host will focus attention on BBC Radio 2 shows
A 'video playlist' presented by Tony Blackburn [112] was the first programme shown on That's 60s with "Flowers in the Rain" by The Move being the first performance, [113] played a reference to Tony Blackburn being the first presenter on BBC Radio 1 in 1967. [114]