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Biography
Gambaccini studied at Dartmouth College where he obtained a degree in history and at University College, Oxford where he obtained a degree in politics, philosophy and economics. Dartmouth College ( is a private, Coeducational University located in Hanover, New Hampshire, U University College (in full the The Master and Fellows of the College of the Great Hall of the University of Oxford, colloquially referred to as Univ) is one of Having left Oxford Gambaccini was considering further study in law at Harvard or Yale but had the opportunity of writing for Rolling Stone magazine as British correspondent. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published He attributes his broadcasting career to this post and especially an interview in 1973 with Elton John which brought him to the attention of BBC Radio producer John Walters who arranged for him to present on BBC Radio 1. Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer John Walters ( July 11, 1939, in Long Eaton, Derbyshire &ndash July 30, 2001) was a British radio producer
Broadcasting career
"The Great Gambo" as he was later known, started broadcasting on BBC Radio 1 in 1973 as a music reporter. He is known as a presenter of various US chart shows and presented the first of these in 1975. The show continued until 1986 when he moved to independent radio. In 1990 he returned to Radio 1 but was sacrificed by controller Matthew Bannister in 1993. For the New Zealand musician see Matthew Bannister (musician Richard Matthew Bannister (born 1957-03-16) is a British
In 1992, Gambaccini became a founding presenter on the UK's classical music station Classic FM, where he presented the weekly Classical CD Chart. Classic FM is one of the United Kingdom 's three Independent National Radio stations broadcasting classical music in a popular and accessible style He left for BBC Radio 3 in 1995, where he presented an hour-long morning programme, in a slot formerly used for Composer of the Week. Gambaccini increased the audience, but came under attack as an example of the reforms that the controller was trying to introduce, but which did not go down well with the existing audience. Some listeners welcomed his presence, according to Radio 3 controller Nicholas Kenyon, as their musical tastes had developed from Radio 1's content. Sir Nicholas Roger Kenyon CBE (born February 23, 1951 in Cheshire) is an English music administrator editor and writer on music He returned to Classic FM in 1997.
Alongside his work in music radio, he contributed regularly to BBC Radio 4's long running arts programme Kaleidoscope until it ended in 1998, and had worked in this role on TV-am. Kaleidoscope was a long running BBC Radio 4 Arts programme that finished with the major schedule changes that occurred in April 1998 which saw it replaced with Front Row TV-am was a Breakfast television station that broadcast to the United Kingdom from 1 February 1983 to 31 December 1992. In 1998, he joined BBC Radio 2, where he created his weekly America's Greatest Hits show. At the same time, in 2002, he quit Classic FM, to present a weekly chart show on London's Jazz FM until 2004. Classic FM is one of the United Kingdom 's three Independent National Radio stations broadcasting classical music in a popular and accessible style He was also a contributor to the London station LBC when it was taken over by Chrysalis.
He has worked widely in British radio and television, mainly related to music, films, and the arts. He narrated the BBC Radio adaptation of Espedair Street, the Iain Banks novel. Espedair Street was a four part BBC radio adaptation of the Iain Banks novel Espedair Street broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1998 Espedair Street is a Novel by Scottish writer Iain Banks, published in 1987 Iain Menzies Banks (born on 16 February 1954 in Dunfermline, Fife) is a Scottish Writer. He co-edited the The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles from 1977 to 1996. British Hit Singles & Albums is a Music Reference book published in the United Kingdom by Hit Entertainment He has presented the annual Ivor Novello Awards since 1990, the Music Industry Trusts Man of the Year Dinner since 1999 and the Sony Radio Academy Awards since 2000.
Gambaccini presents his weekly America's Greatest Hits show on BBC Radio 2 and contributes to various publications. He lives in the Southbank area of London.
He is the host of the Radio 4 music quiz Counterpoint, the current series of which started on 24 March 2008. Counterpoint is a BBC Radio 4 music quiz originally hosted by Ned Sherrin (1986-2006 Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
Charity work
He came out as gay during the 1980s and has been a supporter of gay-related charities. In 1995, he was named Philanthropist of the Year by the National Charity Fundraisers for his work on behalf of the Terrence Higgins Trust. Terrence Higgins Trust is a British charity that campaigns on various issues related to AIDS and
Awards
Gambaccini received the Outstanding Contribution to Music Radio award from the Radio Academy in 1996. The Radio Academy is a Registered charity that is dedicated to 'the encouragement recognition and promotion of excellence in UK broadcasting and audio production' He was nominated as Music Broadcaster of the Year in the Sony Radio Academy Awards in 2000, 2002 and 2003, winning in 2003.
Involvement in comics
Gambaccini has been a fan of comic books from an early age. A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative He had fan letters printed in editions of titles such as Justice League of America and Amazing Spider-Man from the 1960s, inventing the term 'Brand Echh' which later became a catchphrase of Stan Lee's, and still retains an interest in comics fandom to the present day. The Justice League sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short is a Fictional DC Comics superhero team. The Amazing Spider-Man is the name of several media Presentations which feature the Marvel Comics Superhero Spider-Man, Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber; December 28, 1922) is an American Writer, editor, creator of comic book characters A recurring character in The Flash, Paul Gambi, was based on his physical appearance and slightly modified name. Gambi was a tailor who produced the colourful costumes worn by the villains who fought The Flash. Gambaccini regularly visits comic conventions, including the Comic Expo[1]. Comic Expo is the name given to the UK 's largest Comic book event For a brief period in the 1990s he co-owned a comic shop in London with Jonathan Ross in the same location as the original Forbidden Planet shop. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Jonathan Stephen Ross OBE (born 17 November 1960 in London, England) is a triple BAFTA -winning British Forbidden Planet is the trading name of two separate Science fiction, Fantasy and horror bookshop chains across the United Kingdom, Ireland In 2000 he also co-wrote, with Alastair King and Jane Edith Wilson, a musical about a comic book superhero called The Ultimate Man. A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do
Bibliography
- Television's Greatest Hits, with Rod Taylor, 1993, Network Books, ISBN 0-563-36247-2
- Love Letters, 1996, Michael O'Mara Books, ISBN 1854796445
- The McCartney Interviews: After the Break-up, 1996, Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-5494-1
- Close Encounters, 1998, Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-6841-1
- The Eurovision Companion (revised edition), 1999, Pavilion Books, ISBN 1-86205-243-3
- Complete Book of the British Charts, with Tony Brown (editor), and Tim Rice, 2000, Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-7670-8
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| NAME | Gambaccini , Paul Matthew |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | UK disc jockey |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 2, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York |
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