Tony Blackburn - Radio London
Episode 472, Jun 12, 2012, 09:06 PM
Hearing this early dose of Blackburn makes one appreciate that this was the job he was born to do.
Tony's first station was Caroline; Radio London was his second, arriving on board the MV Galaxy in 1966. With influences from the mature American market, Radio London was a tightly-formated natural home for Tony's tight talents. The station was also to be the key influence for Radio 1, which was to be Tony's subsequent home after a brief sojourn on the BBC Light Programme.
Hear him having fun here with the happiness which has become his hallmark. And revel in the live ad for shoes right at the end. 'Hey everybody', if only today's jocks could embrace commercial live reads this enthusiastically.