Current Work
In January 2008, in addition to his two weekend shows, he began presenting a weekly show on KCFM 99.8fm in Hull and East Yorkshire.
In February 2008, he took over the weekend breakfast show on 102.2 Smooth Radio in London from 7–10 am every Saturday and Sunday. The show began simulcasting on several other stations in the Smooth Network from 7 June 2008. Blackburn also acted as holiday cover for his Smooth colleague Graham Dene on the weekday breakfast show. Lynn Parsons was his weekend breakfast show cover. From 21 August 2010 his weekend breakfast show was extended by one hour, airing from 6-10am, but he left Smooth on 30 October 2010 as he returned to the BBC.
On 9 March 2008, he began a Sunday request show (in place of his Saturday show) on BBC London 94.9. He also presents the Sunday afternoon show on the KMFM radio stations in Kent. At the beginning of April 2009, his Sunday show returned to a soul and Motown format.
Blackburn co-presented the BBC Children In Need programme with Caroline Feraday, from Dickens World in Chatham, Kent for the BBC South East region on 14 November 2008.
On 31 May 2010 Blackburn returned to BBC Radio 2 for a one-off live show featuring the 60 Top Selling Hits of the 60s; in July 2010 he also stood in for 3 days for Judi Spiers on BBC Radio Devon and on 30 August he again returned to BBC Radio 2 for another one-off live show featuring the top 100 million-selling UK singles.
On Saturday 6 November 2010, Blackburn replaced Dale Winton as the regular host of BBC Radio 2's Pick of the Pops programme. Blackburn now presents BBC Radio 2's Pick of the Pops every Saturday from 1-3pm as well as BBC London 94.9 on Sundays from 12-2pm and a weekly Sunday show on Magic 1161.Tony is regular relief cover for Anne Diamond on BBC Radio Berkshire (10am - 1pm).
Friday BBC Radio Berkshire 10-1pm - Weekend Warm Up Show, Saturday BBC Radio 2 1-3pm Pick Of The Pops, Sunday BBC London 12-2pm - Soul and Motown Show, 4-7pm Magic AM in the North ( Live ), and KMFM ( Radio Network ), which is pre-recorded.
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