English disc jockey, musician, and TV host Anthony Kenneth Blackburn was born on January 29, 1943. Before joining the BBC, in the 1960s, he originally rose to renown by hosting the BBC Light Programme on the illegal radio stations Radio Caroline and Radio London.
At the station’s debut on September 30, 1967, he was the first disc jockey to broadcast on it. He has held several positions with the company over the years. Additionally, he has held positions with Capital London, Classic Gold Digital, BBC Radio 2, BBC Local Radio, and the British Forces Broadcasting Service. In addition, he has a singing background. Blackburn was the inaugural winner of the I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! reality TV competition in Britain in 2002.
Tony Blackburn ex-wife: Who is Tessa Wyatt?
Blackburn wed Tessa Wyatt, an actress, in 1972. Simon, the couple’s son, was born on April 8, 1973, but after splitting the previous year, they divorced in November of the following year. Blackburn started out as a vocalist before working as a DJ for the offshore pirate radio stations Radio Caroline and Radio London (1964–1967). He subsequently joined the BBC in the summer of 1967 and began hosting the BBC Light Programme.