Tony Gillham became inseparable from radio when, as a lad, he would spend hours on end tuning into crackly short wave radio broadcasts from around the world. At this time it was just a hobby. Then along came the pirate radio stations in the 60's and everything changed! That was it! Tony knew that he had found his vocation. Still only in his early teens, Tony set about getting onto radio. His first stop was the local hospital radio station where he managed to get a weekly show reviewing all the new singles. The show ran for eight years during which time Tony also set up his own cable station broadcasting to neighbours. Following an apprenticeship in electronic engineering (which proved very useful in later years) Tony managed to get a job working as a DJ in Scandinavian night clubs. From here he sent off tapes to the new commercial stations in the UK. He returned to the UK in the mid 70s to join UBN - a radio station in a biscuit factory!!! Eventually, after being spotted by a plugger from a record company, Tony was recommended to Radio Tees in Cleveland who were on the lookout for a new breakfast presenter. Tony got the job and he was on his way!!! Over the years Tony has broadcast on various commercial and BBC stations around the UK. In the mid 80s he could be heard regularly on the early breakfast show on BBC Radio 2. These days he produces many of his shows from his own broadcast studio at his home. Off the air, Tony likes to mess around with computers and spend time with his two children Layla and Anthony. Now a resident of Cambridgeshire, he lives alone, which, he says, means that he can make as much noise in his studio any time he likes. E-mail Tony on: tony.gillham@bbc.co.uk | 
