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Richard Skinner | |
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| Born | 26 December 1951 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England |
| Occupation(s) | Presenter and radio DJ |
| Years active | 1970–2012 |
Richard Skinner (born 26 December 1951)[1][2] is a British radio and television presenter.
He was the opening announcer and TV anchor at the Live Aid concert in 1985, and is the only presenter to have fronted all three of the BBC's leading pop music programmes, The Old Grey Whistle Test and Top of the Pops on television and the Radio One Top 40 show.[3][4]
- ^ "Star Birthday". Daily Record. 26 December 1987. p. 32. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ "ARTS / Show People: Long player gets another spin: 70. Richard Skinner". The Independent. London. 28 March 1993. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
Richard Skinner, 41, formerly of Radio Solent, Radio 1, Capital and GLR, has been a DJ for more than 20 years...
- ^ "TOTP Archive of Presenters". BBC TOTP. 31 January 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
- ^ "Richard Skinner". Radio Rewind. 31 January 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
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