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Tommy Vance
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Age64 (age at death)
Birthday 11 July, 1940
Birthplace Eynsham, Oxfordshire, England
Died 6 March, 2005
Place of Death Dartford, Kent, England
Hair Color Brown - Dark
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Nationality British
Occupation Radio Personality
Claim to Fame The 11 O'Clock Show (1998)
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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, born in Eynsham, Oxfordshire. He was one of the first music broadcasters in the United Kingdom to champion 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 airtime for their music and fans an opportunity to hear it. His radio show was a factor in the rise of the new wave of British heavy metal. He used a personal tag-line of "TV on the radio". His voice was heard by millions around the world announcing the Wembley Stadium acts at Live Aid in 1985.

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