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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…
Known for
- Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon — Self2007
- Classic Albums — Self1997
- Brass Eye — Self1997
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks — Self1996
- More Bad News — Self1988
- The Story of the Kinks — Narrator (voice)1985
- Live Aid — Self1985
- The Comic Strip Presents... — Concert Compere1982
- Pressure — Radio DJ1976
- Flame — Ricky Storm1975
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1940
- Active to
- 2005
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- Listeners
- 63
- Total plays
- 1,839
Tommy Vance, born Richard Anthony Crispian Francis Prew Hope-Weston (July 11, 1941 – March 6, 2005) was a British pop radio broadcaster, born in Eynsham, Oxfordshire. Along with Neal Kay he was one of the few broadcasters in the United Kingdom to champion the cause of 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 much appreciated airtime for their music and fans an opportunity to h
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Tommy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Eynsham
- Place of death
- Dartford
- Occupation
- journalist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Tommy Vance 2005.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1940-07-11
- date of death
- 2005-03-06
- cause of death
- stroke
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1960-00-00
- place of burial
- Golders Green Crematorium
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