Veteran radio DJ Tony Blackburn has presented his final BBC local radio show after 43 years. The broadcaster, 81, who was the first DJ on BBC Radio 1 when it launched in 1967, ...

Veteran BBC radio DJ quits local radio after 14 years. Longtime broadcaster Tony Blackburn, 81, told listeners he was stepping back from local radio ...

DJ Tony Blackburn has received his OBE medal in recognition of his long broadcasting career and charity work. The radio legend was honoured by Princess Anne at Windsor Castle. The 81-year-old ...

Tony Blackburn has revealed that he had life threatening sepsis and pneumonia after coming out of a two-month stay in hospital. The veteran BBC Radio DJ had pulled out of his Sound Of the 60s UK ...

Tony Blackburn has paid tribute to radio DJ Johnnie Walker after he died at the age of 79, describing him as a “fine broadcaster and very good friend”. It comes after Walker’s death was ...

BBC Radio 2 host Tony Blackburn has confirmed he will be off air for weeks thanks to a chest infection. The radio icon, 80, missed his Sounds of the Sixties show last week, with friend Johnnie ...

Veteran radio DJ Tony Blackburn has presented his final BBC local radio show after 43 years. At the end of his show, he told listeners: “Forty-three years on BBC local radio and that’s it as ...

The 81-year-old radio presenter was honoured at Windsor Castle DJ Tony Blackburn has received his OBE medal in recognition of his long broadcasting career and charity work. The radio legend was ...

Tony Blackburn has revealed that he had life threatening sepsis and pneumonia after coming out of a two-month stay in hospital. The veteran BBC Radio DJ had pulled out of his Sound Of the 60s UK ...

The radio legend was honoured by Princess Anne at Windsor Castle. The 81-year-old still works on BBC Radio Two and said he had no plans to retire and wanted to keep going for as long as Sir Cliff ...