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Tommy Vance

Tommy Vance

Richard Anthony Crispian Francis Prew Hope-Weston (11 July 1940 – 6 March 2005), known professionally as Tommy Vance, was an English radio broadcaster. He was an important factor in the rise of the new wave of British heavy metal, along with London-based disc jockey Neal Kay, in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He was one of the first radio hosts in the United Kingdom to broadcast hard rock and heavy metal in the early 1980s, providing the only national radio forum for both bands and fans. The Friday Rock Show that he hosted gave new bands airtime for their music and fans an opportunity to hear it. He used a personal tag-line of "TV on the radio". His voice was heard by millions around the world announcing the Wembley Stadium acts at Live Aid in 1985.

Personal information

Birthday

1940-07-11

Movies and TV shows :

poster

Classic Albums

1997

7.7

TV
Flame

Flame

1975

7.2

Movie
Live Aid

Live Aid

1985

7.9

Movie
More Bad News

More Bad News

1988

9.8

Movie
poster

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

1996

7.0

TV
Pressure

Pressure

1976

6.0

Movie
Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon

Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon

2007

0.0

Movie
poster

The Comic Strip Presents...

1982

7.4

TV
The Story of the Kinks

The Story of the Kinks

1985

0.0

Movie
poster

Top of the Pops

1964

6.6

TV