Nicky Campbell

Nicholas Andrew Argyll Campbell (born Edinburgh, Scotland on April 10 1961) is a BBC radio and television presenter.

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Edinburgh - Scotland - April 10 - 1961 - BBC - Radio - Television

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After graduating from Aberdeen University with a degree in history, Campbell toyed with ideas of becoming an actor and got involved in commercial production for radio in order to gain his Equity card. He worked at Northsound Radio in Aberdeen from 1981 to 1986, first as a jingle writer, before going on to host the breakfast show.

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Aberdeen University - History - Actor - Equity - Northsound Radio - Aberdeen - 1981 - 1986 - Jingle

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He worked at London station Capital Radio from 1986 to 1987 and joined BBC Radio 1 in 1987, presenting a Saturday night show from 10pm-Midnight. In Early 1988, he took over the weekend early morning show from 6-8am from Simon Mayo & in September 1988 he presented the Monday - Thursday late-evening music and interview show which he named Into The Night, which went out from 10pm - Midnight. Guests included politicial figures, with Campbell interviewing John Major in 1991 after Conservative Party chairman Chris Patten recommended the show to the Prime Minister when Radio 1 sent an invitation to No.10. He was also regularly joined by Frankie Howerd in the last years of the comedian's life.

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Capital Radio - 1987 - BBC Radio 1 - Simon Mayo - John Major - 1991 - Conservative Party - Chris Patten - Frankie Howerd

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In mid 1993, he also took over a Sunday morning show from 10am-1pm, following the on air resignation from Dave Lee Travis

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Campbell left the network briefly in 1993 to care for his sick wife. At the same time, he was presenting Wheel of Fortune on ITV. In early 1994, Campbell took over the weekday Drivetime show from 4-7pm & in 1995, took over the afternoon show from 2-4pm.

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1993 - Wheel of Fortune - ITV - 1994

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Campbell left Radio 1 in October 1997 and joined BBC Radio 5 Live, the news and sport network.

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Radio 1 - 1997 - BBC Radio 5 Live

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He presented the mid-morning programme on 5 Live before moving to his current breakfast slot, which he currently co-presents with Shelagh Fogarty. He also presents BBC consumer show Watchdog and a newer, interactive programme called Now You're Talking. Campbell has won four Sony Awards, including a Gold Award in 2002 for the 5 Live Breakfast programme's coverage of the September 11, 2001 attacks.

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Shelagh Fogarty - Watchdog - Sony Awards - 2002 - September 11, 2001 attacks

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Campbell, who was adopted as a four-day old baby, traced his birth parents (who hailed from Dublin) when he reached his 30s. In 2004, he wrote Blue-Eyed Son, his account of tracing both his birth parents and his extended family in Ireland.

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Adopt - Dublin - 2004 - Blue-Eyed Son - Ireland

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He is married to his second wife, journalist Tina Ritchie, and the couple have four daughters.

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Journalist - Daughter

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