biography
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| male
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| lived:
| (1966– )
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| biography:
| Disc-jockey and television presenter, born in Warrington, Cheshire, NWC England, UK. He left school at 16 and began presenting a night-time show on Piccadilly Radio in Manchester, later joining BBC's local London station, GLR. For television's Channel 4 he launched The Big Breakfast and hosted Don't Forget Your Toothbrush and TFI Friday. He presented breakfast shows for Radio 1 and later Virgin, having set up his own company, Ginger Productions, which he later sold to the Scottish Media Group (2000). In 1998 he was honoured with a Sony gold award for his contribution to the radio industry. He was dismissed by Virgin Radio in June 2001 for breach of contract. |
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