Tony Blackburn
Actor
- Born
- January 29, 1943 (age 83) · Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
Antony Kenneth Blackburn is an English disc jockey, singer and TV presenter.
Blackburn first achieved fame broadcasting on the pirate stations Radio Caroline and Radio London in the 1960s, before joining the BBC, on the BBC Light Programme.
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Blackburn was the first disc jockey to broadcast on BBC Radio 1 at its launch, on 30 September 1967, and has had several stints working for the corporation. He has also worked for Capital London and Classic Gold Digital, and currently BBC Radio 2, BBC Local Radio, 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 legendary presenting style.
In 2002, Blackburn was the first winner of the British reality TV series I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Blackburn has been a vegetarian since he was four.
Known for
The More You Ignore Me
April 13, 2018
Kill Keith
November 11, 2011
Simon Simon
June 1, 1970
Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era
April 4, 1994
Classic Albums: The Who Sell Out
June 15, 2021
Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10
November 16, 2012
Tales of Television Centre
May 17, 2012
Noel Edmonds: The Rise & Fall of Mr Saturday Night
August 27, 2022
Northern Soul: Living for the Weekend
July 25, 2014
In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett
May 26, 1995
Northern Soul: Still Burning
May 15, 2026
Wogan: Now You're Talking
December 30, 2021
Acting22
- 2026Northern Soul: Still Burning as Self
- 2024When 60s TV Goes Horribly Wrong as Narrator
- 2022Noel Edmonds: The Rise & Fall of Mr Saturday Night as Self
- 2021Wogan: Now You're Talking as Self
- 2021Classic Albums: The Who Sell Out as Self
- 2018The More You Ignore Me as Top of the Pops Presenter (voice)
- 2014Northern Soul: Living for the Weekend as Self
- 2012Keep on Burning: The Story of Northern Soul as Self
- 2012Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10 as Self
- 2012