Tommy Vance

Tommy Vance ( born July 11, 1940 in Eynsham, Oxfordshire; † 6 March 2005 in Dartford, Kent; actually Richard Anthony Crispian Francis Prew Hope -Weston, also Rick West ) was one of the most famous radio presenters Europe.

At the age of 16, he worked in the merchant marine, but dissatisfied with his job, and since he was an avid listener of U.S. radio stations, he gathered together in the U.S. for a job at a radio station. In 1964 he received the sender KOC in Seattle his first job, there moderated under the name Rick West. The pseudonym Tommy Vance he got when he tried two years later for a job at another radio station. As a DJ there named Tommy Vance should get a job, but did not appear, Richard Hope -Weston spent than Vance, and not only got the job, but kept from then on the name of the counterparty.

For fear of being drafted for the Vietnam War, he left the United States in 1966 and returned to Britain. After working briefly at 208 Radio Luxembourg, he joined the pirate station Radio Caroline and later to the BBC, where he was ( 1978-1993 ) known primarily for his moderation of the Friday Night Rock Show. Vance is also numerous listeners in German-speaking by the transmitter BFBS known. Finally, the "Voice of Rock" worked for the private commercial station Virgin Classic Rock Radio in London. He was heard shortly before his death on the radio and died of a stroke.

Besides his numerous broadcasts for the radio, he was seen as a DJ, among others, in the 'mother' of Popsendungen Top Of The Pops and later as a presenter on VH1. He also borrowed numerous actors in England as a dubbing his deep, husky voice. Until recently he was also the spokesman of numerous BBC trailer for radio and television.

Tommy Vance has interviewed more than 10,000 musicians in its broadcasts.