Gambaccini's own books include Love Letters, Radio Boy, Top 100 Albums and Track Records. Press Esc to cancel. As an American teenager in the 1960s his missives were regularly published in the letter columns of titles such as Justice League of America and The Amazing Spider-Man. That song - and others like it - had a profound influence on the young Ivan Morrison growing up in Belfast, and with Cerys' help he goes back to that time to talk about its effect on his own musical ambitions and how it helped to introduce blues to a wider global audience. Type above and press Enter to search. In 1998, he joined BBC Radio 2. Gambaccini has presented the annual Ivor Novello Awards since 1990,[9] the Parliamentary Jazz Awards since 2005, the Music Industry Trust's Man of the Year Dinner since 1999, and the Radio Academy Awards for a ten-year stretch from 1998 to 2008. And if they watch a flm, more of the same. Romesh Ranganathan: For The Love of Hip Hop. Gambaccini has always been openly gay, asserting in 2013: "I was never 'in'." He returned to Radio 2 with America's Greatest Hits on 15 November 2014 and hosted it until 2 July 2016 when he took over Pick of the Pops from Tony Blackburn, the following week, he started his final America's Greatest Hits' with Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen and ended it with Justin Timberlake. Can dementia be spotted in CHILDHOOD? The BBC Radio 2 DJ was arrested on suspicion of sexual abuse in 2014 and held on police . For the second year running, Big Night Of Musicals - staged by The National Lottery at the AO Arena Manchester will be broadcast in a special 90-minute programme on BBC One and in a programme on BBC Radio 2 presented by Samantha Barks and Layton Williams (8-10pm, Sunday 26 March). Paul Gambaccini presents the chart from today in 1979. He got married to Christopher Sherwood, who is an Actor and producer, known for his work Vanity (2021), Sister Boniface Mysteries (2022), and Mr. Alan on Saturday (2019). Paul Gambaccini presents the chart from today in 1979. Paul Gambaccini counts down the charts. 1975. Edith also hosts a Radio 2 showcase at the King Tuts Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow - recorded on Friday 10th March and featuring three of the festival artists Caroline Jones, Kameron Marlowe and Kezia Gill performing to a small audience. Paul Gambaccini with America's Greatest Hits. Bob Harris says: If I cant be in Nashville, then compering the C2C festival in the UK is where I want to be! Paul Gambaccini worked for BBC Radio 1 for 15 years, presenting the US chart show on Saturday Afternoons for much of that time. Featuring music from Phil Collins, Toto and Fleetwood. Gambaccini returned to Radio 2 18 months ago following a year away from broadcasting following his arrest for alleged historic sex crimes. He is a patron of the London Gay Symphony Orchestra. The show also documents the false sex allegations faced by Sir Cliff Richard and DJ Neil Fox. He has dual United States and British nationality, having become a British citizen in 2005. He received the Outstanding Contribution to Music Radio Award from the Radio Academy in 1996 and picked up the Sony Award for Music Broadcaster of the Year in 2003. The networks presenters include Michael Ball, Zoe Ball, Rob Beckett, Tony Blackburn, OJ Borg, Rev. The BBC Radio 2 DJ Paul Gambaccini has won a payout from prosecutors over an unfounded case regarding historical sexual abuse allegations. Paul Gambaccini presents the chart from today in 2003. From a low key start, it went on to be revered, and to find its way into the history books as it became the biggest selling 12 single of all time. Paul Gambaccini presents the chart from today in 1986. Paul Gambaccini has launched a six-figure compensation claim against police for allegedly breaching his human right to privacy during the bungled sex abuse inquiry against him. Romesh Ranganathan brings his love, knowledge and passion of hip-hop to BBC Radio 2. They told him that he could speak about the management in the Lord Hall era but not discuss current staff at the BBC. Giving evidence to the House of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee on 3 March 2015, Gambaccini said he believed he was used as human "fly paper" to encourage other people to come forward and make allegations against him and that he had lost more than 200,000 in earnings and legal fees. Paul Gambaccini presents the chart from today in 1982. In the clip, the 73-year-old said the BBC was 'on the side of wrongdoers' and said that the broadcaster allowed people who he labelled 'fanatasists' to accuse celebrities of paedophilia. Born in the Bronx, New York City,[3] Gambaccini studied at Dartmouth College, where he obtained a degree in history in 1970.[3]. Romesh Ranganathan brings his love, knowledge and passion of hip-hop to BBC Radio 2. Cerys will be playing music from Van himself and from much loved blues figures of the past who had such a profound influence on his music. In 1995, he was named Philanthropist of the Year by the National Charity Fundraisers for his work on behalf of the Terrence Higgins Trust. His reasoning, he claims, is that the corporation refused to give the accused justice during Operation Yewtree. Details of his legal action can be revealed a year after he received a five-figure sum in damages and a full apology from the Crown Prosecution Service over the same botched sex abuse inquiry. And it comes after a video went viral of Gambaccini expressing his views on the BBC last September, in a chat with Victoria Derbyshire. Thank you, Newsbeat team. Join Fearne for a nostalgia-drenched celebration of the best 90s music and pop culture. [21], Gambaccini wrote an account of his experience in his book Love, Paul Gambaccini: My Year Under the Yewtree, which was published in 2015. Paul Gambaccini presents the chart from today in 1994. He is also the presenter of Pick of the Pops on BBC Radio 2 since July 2016 and Americas Greatest Hits on Saturday afternoons since February 2020. Paul Gambaccini presents the chart from today in 1983. The showcase will be available as an hour long special on BBC Sounds from Saturday 11 March and broadcast on Radio 2 at a later date. In 1964 he succeeded Jerry Bails (the so-called "father of comic book fandom") as executive secretary of the Academy of Comic-Book Fans and Collectors, an umbrella organization for the burgeoning world of comics fandom. Stuart Henry leaves and Paul Gambaccini joins. Some listeners welcomed his presence, according to Kenyon, as their musical tastes had developed from Radio 1's content. Paul Gambaccini is a Radio and Television Presenter form America- British and also an Author in the United Kingdom. On 1 November 2013, it was reported that Gambaccini had been arrested on suspicion of historical sexual offences as part of an investigation by Operation Yewtree in the United Kingdom. His other television appearances include Pebble Mill at One, Call My Bluff, Music for the Millennium, and The South Bank Show. I couldnt be happier than catching up with so many of the artists wholl be performing here, finding out what theyve been up to and whats in store for their year ahead and, of course, hearing them perform quite simply the best genre of music in the world! [22][23] In February 2016, the Irish Supreme Court Judge Adrian Hardiman used a review of this book to criticize what he described as the radical undermining of the presumption of innocence, especially in sex cases, including Gambaccini's case, by the methods used in Operation Yewtree (among other instances). Gambaccini has been an official guest at many British comic conventions, including the United Kingdom Comic Art Convention (where he co-presented the 1990 Eagle Awards and the 1997 National Comics Awards), and Comics Festival UK. There's a quote that says Ken was called into a meeting at 12.30pm last Friday and was told he'd have just one more week but nothing was said as to why. Inducted into the Radio Academy Hall of Fame in 2005, Gambaccini is the author of more than 15 books. Feel good with Nina Simone, Air and Young Disciples on the Unwinds Mix. Released On: 13 Oct 2002 Paul Gambaccini was born in New York City in 1949 and revelled growing up to the sounds of the 1960s. Mr Gambaccini told the Mail: The CPS negotiated in a timely and efficient fashion, agreeing to an apology and a settlement. A character introduced in The Flash #141 named Paul Gambi, a tailor specializing in super-villain outfits, is an homage to Paul Gambaccini,[16] who had written a letter to the Flash editor, later published in the letter column, asking the question, "Where do all these super-villains get their costumes?". Paul Gambaccini has been announced as the new presenter of Pick of the Pops on BBC Radio 2, replacing Tony Blackburn. 01:56 GMT 02 Nov 2019 Hes a hugely talented, warm and witty host who has already proved himself to be a firm favourite with our listeners when hes presented many and varied shows across the station. The Jazz Show with Jamie Cullum makes a long-awaited return to the BBCs legendary Maida Vale studios for a number of special live sessions this Spring. I shadowed broadcast journalists on the station and recorded news bulletins for BBC 6 Music at the studios. When expanded it provides a list of search options that will switch the search inputs to match the current selection. The comments below have been moderated in advance. 16 February - PopMaster quiz feature of Ken Bruce 's mid-morning show on BBC Radio 2 is first broadcast. Country stars Jordan Davis and Ashley Cooke will be Bob Harris guests on The Country Show (9-10pm, Thursday 9 March) and the show the following week will feature highlights from Sunday night at the O2 (Thursday 16 March). [30], "With a Little Help From His Friends,", Schelly, Bill. Paul Matthew Gambaccini (born April 2, 1949) is an American-British radio and television presenter and author in the United Kingdom. In 1992, Gambaccini became a founding presenter on the UK's classical music station Classic FM, where he presented the weekly Classical CD Chart show. Confidentiality clauses in the agreement mean the amount paid cannot be disclosed, sources said. Do you know who was in the top spot on this day 40 years ago? Fri 19 th Sep 1997, 19:20 on Radio 4 News FM. A BBC Audio production. Elton John talks to Paul Gambaccini about the highs and lows of his career. Vernon Kay is the new host of the mid-morning show on BBC Radio 2, and will launch his new show in May. He has been the presenter of Pick of the Pops on BBC Radio 2 since July 2016 and America's Greatest Hits on Greatest Hits Radio on Saturday afternoons since February 2020. In August 2008, Gambaccini returned to Classic FM, to present a 12-part series Paul Gambaccini's Hall of Heroes on Sunday evenings between 9:00 and 10:00. So when you invite the public to accuse a celebrity, you have a pool of people who include not only possibly people who have been abused, but many people to whom a celebrity may have satisfied an emotional need throughout the years even without knowing it. 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