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Richard Anthony Crispian Francis Prew Hope-Weston (11 July 1940 [1] – 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.
The Friday Rock Show was a radio show in the United Kingdom that was broadcast on BBC Radio 1 from 10pm to midnight on Friday nights, from 17 November 1978 [1] until 2 April 1993. For most of its existence, it was hosted by Tommy Vance . Vance also hosted a television version for satellite channel VH1 in the 1990s. [2]
Mar 6, 2005 · The former BBC Radio 1 DJ, known for his gravelly voice and rock knowledge, passed away in 2005 at the age of 63. He had worked on US, pirate and digital radio stations, and interviewed many celebrities and musicians.
Mar 6, 2005 · Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Tommy Vance has died in hospital three days after suffering a stroke, according to BBC News. Vance, who was 63, died in Kent at 4:00 a.m. on Sunday, his agent said.
Mar 7, 2005 · Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Tommy Vance, who hosted the Rock Show on the station for 15 years, has died aged 63 after a stroke. Vance hosted the BBC Radio 1 chart show for two years in the...
Tommy Vance was born Richard Anthony Crispian Francis Prew Hope-Weston in Oxfordshire on 11 July 1940 (although some sources vary between this and 1943). His helming of the Friday Rock Show (1978-1993) on BBC Radio One in the UK provided virtually the only outlet for rock and metal in the early 1980s, and his deep, rich voice became one of the ...
Mar 6, 2016 · Tommy Vance went onto work for VH1 before co-founding, along with Tony and others, the internet radio station Total Rock, and continued to broadcast until his death from a stroke in March 2005. Now in his 70s, Tony is still active at Total Rock, yet he retains an obvious, deep affection for his ‘previous life’.
