Tony Blackburn

Anthony Kenneth Blackburn (born 29 January 1943) is an English disc jockey, singer and TV 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.

Blackburn was the first disc jockey to broadcast on BBC Radio 1 at its launch, o… More