Gordon Astley (born 1 December 1948,
Lytham St. Annes,
Lancashire
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) is a British radio presenter. He is best known for his role a presenter on
BBC Southern Counties Radio, which he left in February 2009 after almost 15 years.
He was also presenter on the final series of the children's show
Tiswas in 1982 alongside
Sally James. Although brought in to replace former chief presenter
Chris Tarrant, who had left to present ''
O.T.T.
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'', Astley himself said he was there to take over James's old role.
He has also been on various radio stations in the Midlands. He was the breakfast presenter at
Mercia Sound in Coventry when it launched in 1980 and he was also a presenter at
Beacon Radio and
BBC WM
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, where he presented the Weekday Mid-Morning show until September 1994, when he first joined
BBC Southern Counties Radio. He also presented a magic and mindreading show in
Atlanta, Georgia
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He made a brief return to the Midlands in the late 1990s, when he took over the late night show on
BBC WM
BBC Radio WM is the BBC's local radio station serving the West Midlands.
It broadcasts on FM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios at The Mailbox in Birmingham.
According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audience of 236,000 lis ...
. This was carried on various
BBC Local Radio stations in the Midlands.
He has been a radio presenter both in Britain and America for over thirty years. Other credits include being a regular panelist on
Cheggers Plays Pop in the late seventies, ''
Play Away'', ''
Play School
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* ''Play School'' (Australian TV series), an Australian Broadcasting Corporation production based on the Briti ...
'' and ''
It's a Knockout
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History
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''.
He is also a
motivational speaker, professional
magician and a member of
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References
External links
Official SiteVideo interview with Gordon Astley about his Tiswas days
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British radio DJs
British radio personalities
Living people
1948 births