Paul Gambaccini

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Paul Gambaccini (born April 2, 1949 in New York ) is a British author and radio presenter .

Life

Gambaccini studied history at Dartmouth College and politics, philosophy and economics at Oxford University . After completing his studies, he worked as a radio presenter on the British radio station BBC Radio 1 from 1973 . In 1995 he switched to the British radio station BBC Radio 3 as a radio presenter . He also worked for the radio station BBC Radio 4 in the cultural sector for many years . As an author he wrote several books. His subject areas as an author include the British charts and the Eurovision Song Contest . Gambaccini has been openly gay since the 1980s .

Works

Awards

  • Sony Radio Academy Awards: Music Broadcaster of the Year nominated in 2000, 2002 and 2003, won in 2003
  • Outstanding Contribution to Music Radio Award from the Radio Academy 1996

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Independent: Paul Gambaccini: Here, there and everywhere , April 9, 2007