… probing about his past made Gibb ‘uncomfortable’. ‘Some of them cannot be told.’ Until now, that is. Entertainment veterans who knew Savile in the Sixties, when the posthumously vilified BBC presenter had a brief career as a professional wrestler, …
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Tony Blackburn returns to BBC airwaves after removal over Savile evidence
Tony Blackburn returned to the BBC airwaves announcing “Good Lord, I’m back”, 10 months after being sacked over evidence he gave to the Jimmy Savile inquiry. The 73-year-old broadcaster is presenting a three-hour live show, Soul Party, on Radio 2 for New Year’s Eve and opened with the Gloria Gaynor classic I Will Survive.
Tony Blackburn prepares for Radio 2 return
Tony Blackburn is making his return to the BBC airwaves tonight – 10 months after being sacked over evidence he gave to the Jimmy Savile enquiry. The 73-year-old broadcaster, a household favourite, is presenting a three-hour, live show, Soul Party, on Radio 2. Tony’s return to the corporation was announced in October, with the I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! winner saying he “can’t wait to get behind the mic again”.
Tony Blackburn returns to BBC with three-hour Soul Party on Radio 2
Tony Blackburn is making his return to the BBC airwaves, 10 months after being sacked over evidence he gave to the Jimmy Savile inquiry. Blackburn’s return to the corporation was announced in October, with the I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here! winner saying he “can’t wait” to get started.