Tony Blackburn - Wikipedia
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.
BBC radio legend Tony Blackburn, 81, signs off final show after …
Mar 27, 2024 · Tony Blackburn held back the tears as he signed off his final radio show after 43 years on Monday. The 81-year-old broadcasting legend has been a permanent fixture on the airwaves for BBC...
BBC Radio 2's Tony Blackburn, 80, diagnosed with sepsis ... - The Mirror
Aug 24, 2023 · BBC Radio 2 DJ Tony Blackburn has finally opened up about his terrifying health battle after spending two months in hospital this year. He had the life-threatening condition as well as...
Tony Blackburn emotional in final broadcast but he's already ... - Metro
Mar 27, 2024 · Tony Blackburn presented his final local BBC show, and within 24 hours he was onto his next job. The radio legend who has spent 43 years filling local airwaves with music and his reassuring...
DJ Tony Blackburn says goodbye to BBC local radio after 43 years
Mar 25, 2024 · Veteran radio DJ Tony Blackburn has presented his final BBC local radio show. The 81-year-old said he had decided to leave his Sunday show on BBC Radio Berkshire, BBC Radio Oxford and BBC Radio...
Veteran BBC radio DJ Tony Blackburn quits local radio after 14 …
Feb 9, 2024 · DJ Tony Blackburn has announced that he is stepping down from his presenting role on BBC Local Radio after 14 years. The broadcaster, 81, who has been presenting for BBC Radio since 1967,...
BBC Radio 2’s Tony Blackburn reveals he had sepsis and …
Aug 24, 2023 · Tony Blackburn has revealed that he had life threatening sepsis and pneumonia after coming out of a two-month stay in hospital. The veteran BBC Radio DJ had pulled out of his Sound Of the 60s...
BBC Radio 2’s Tony Blackburn, 80, reveals he was hospitalised …
Aug 24, 2023 · Tony Blackburn has revealed he was battling life-threatening sepsis, pneumonia and blood poisoning during his hospital stay earlier this year.
Veteran BBC Radio DJ Tony Blackburn leaves local radio show
Mar 25, 2024 · The broadcaster, 81, who was the first DJ on BBC Radio 1 when it launched in 1967, decided to leave his Sunday show on BBC Radio Berkshire, BBC Radio Oxford and BBC Radio Solent to focus his ...
Tony Blackburn on dealing with depression, divorce...and John Peel
Mar 20, 2024 · However, despite – or because of – his style, Tony Blackburn has managed not only to be voted Britain’s top disc jockey and collect several Radio Academy awards, but to remain relevant over...