Tony Blackburn

Person · Male

Tony Blackburn

From
Guildford, United Kingdom
Since
1943–present
Releases
14

About

Antony Kenneth Blackburn (born 29 January 1943) is an English disc jockey, singer and television presenter, whose career spans over 60 years.

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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, on 30 September 1967, and has had several stints working for the corporation. He has also worked for Capital London, Classic Gold Digital and BBC Local Radio, and currently BBC Radio 2 and British Forces Broadcasting Service. As a DJ, Blackburn is known for his championing of Motown and soul music as well as his popular presenting style.
In 2002, Blackburn was the first winner of the British reality TV series I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!

From Tony Blackburn on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Discography

Albums 3
Singles 10
Other 1

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0000000048683200

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.