Tommy Vance

Biography

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.

Most Known For

Top of the Pops

as Self - Presenter

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

as Self

The Comic Strip Presents...

as Concert Compere

Classic Albums

as Self

Brass Eye

as Self

Live Aid

as Self

Flame

as Ricky Storm

Pressure

as Radio DJ

More Bad News

as Self

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

as Self

The Story of the Kinks

as Narrator (voice)