Nick Abbot

Nick Abbot (born August 22, 1960 ) is an English radio host who previously reported on Real Radio and is currently presenting The Late Show on Friday and Saturday on LBC Radio .

Life

Nick Abbot was educated at George Heriot's School, an independent school for boys in Edinburgh , and Brunel University at Uxbridge in west London, where he received a degree in high school psychology. Having already broadcasts the student radio station of Radio Brunel of Brunel University had moderated, he began his career as a DJ at Virgin Megastore .

At the beginning of 1987 he came to Radio Luxembourg as the presenter of a night music program.

In October 1988 Abbot launched the new BBC radio station for London, BBC GLR (Greater London Radio) and presented the breakfast show for a year. He then returned to VMR and worked there until 1993.

Radio work in the 90s

Virgin Radio

Abbot was part of the original Virgin Radio cast in April 1993, where he presented the daily Late Night Phone In Show, Sunday through Thursday from 10:00 pm to 2:00 am. The program was a mixture of music and phone calls. He wasn't afraid to speak his mind and often gave his opinion on other stations and moderators, which eventually got him into trouble.

After a negative newspaper criticism by the writer Robin Katz, Abbot's outbreaks on the air finally led to criticism from the Broadcasting Complaints Commission and the Broadcasting Authority. He also called telephone programs on other radio stations, spoke to the telephone operators and commented on the mostly older callers while listening to the programs on hold. He usually didn't make it on the air, but he did occasionally, including a memorable call on the Scottie McClue Show . In June 1994 he was transferred to the daily show from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., where he had to tone down his show, especially to fulfill music requests.

In January 1995, he switched back to the weekday late-night show (this time from 11:00 pm to 2:00 am), where he stayed until April of that year when he moved to the Drivetime Show (4:00 pm to 7:00 pm) has been. He was fired from the broadcaster in September 1995 and left Virgin Radio fined £ 5,000 for a sexual reference via another DJ and an additional £ 20,000 for allowing a caller to graphically describe a sexual practice.

Radiotelephony

In the summer of 1996 Abbot was hired on Talk Radio UK as a vacation replacement. In the summer of 1997, he was offered a regular Saturday afternoon show alongside Carol McGiffin, which was later broadcast from 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm on Saturday evenings.

Black Thursday

Thursday, November 12, 1998, was known as Black Thursday. Talk Radio UK had been taken over by new management and many presenters and staff were laid off. Abbot was one of the many victims. He continued his weekday broadcast on Virgin Radio, which has now been extended to six days a week from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday through Friday.

Current work

Abbot is now presenting a Friday and Saturday evening show on LBC Radio from 10:00 PM to 1:00 AM . With commentary and discussion on current affairs and other topics, the show places a heavy emphasis on humor. His links and comments are interrupted by short dialogue clips from film scores and politicians. Calls to the program are often on serious topics and callers have a free hand. In March 2017, he started a new podcast called The Nick Abbot Habit ; a second series began in September 2018.

Publications

• 2010: 2010 wrapped up like a bag of chips
• 2012: Do You Mind If I Say A Few Words?
• 2014: I suppose you're wondering about what this is all about ...: well, I can't tell you because I don't know myself
• 2015: Listen to me, I know everything
• 2017: Well, the whole world's gone crazy
• 2018: Mx tremendous year in the huge shadow of Donald Trumps awesome orange bigliness

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1. ↑ Who is Nick Abbot? Retrieved June 4, 2019 . 
2. ^ New LBC Schedule Revealed: Eddie Mair To Present Weekday Drivetime Show. Retrieved June 4, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Listen to The Nick Abbot Habit on TuneIn. Retrieved June 4, 2019 (American English).