Tony Blackburn

Tony Blackburn

British radio presenter, offshore broadcaster
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Anthony Kenneth Blackburn (born 29 January 1943) is an English disc jockey. He first achieved fame broadcasting on the pirate stations Radio Caroline and Radio London in the 1960s, before joining the BBC. He was the first disc jockey to broadcast on BBC Radio 1 at its launch at the end of 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 Radio London, BBC Radio Berkshire, and KMFM West Kent and has had a singing career, the latter of which he often reminds his listeners.

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Tony Blackburn was born on Friday, 29 January 1943 in Guildford, Surrey, England. He is best known as a disc jockey. Blackburn's country of citizenship (nationality) is British. He is 5' 8" (173 cm) tall with an average build. He has salt and pepper hair (color). His net worth is reported to be $20,000,000 US dollars. Tony Blackburn is 82 years old and his zodiac star sign is Aquarius.

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I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
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Tony Blackburn is known for his role in the TV series Seaside Special (1975) as Self - Presenter / Self.

He is also known for his role in the TV special The Queen's Platinum Jubilee 2022: The Platinum Pageant (2022) as Self.

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