Alan Robson
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| Born | 1 October 1955 Benwell, Newcastle, England. |
| Occupation | Radio broadcaster |
Alan Robson MBE (born 1 October 1955) is an English radio DJ who presents the late-night Night Owls phone-in show on Metro Radio, a regional commercial station in North East England, owned by Bauer Radio. He became a qualified exorcist in November 2000.[1]
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[edit] Radio
Alan began his media career within radio. He was awarded an MBE for services to broadcasting.[citation needed]
[edit] Past shows
His early broadcasting on Metro Radio was on a rock show called "Bridges", and he went on to host the late Saturday "Hot 'n' Heavy Express" show. Alan had long red hair and moustache - which made him quite a distinctive character in public.
After the departure of James Whale, Alan Beswick, Tony Crosby and Dave Porter presented the NightOwls show for a short period, before Alan Robson began presenting the show in 1983.
[edit] Metro Radio
In The Saturday Night Show Robson tells a ghost story from the local area. He has a regular feature on a Tuesday night where listeners can phone in and discuss what scares them in which he famously confessed that is scared of corned beef touching his skin.
The NightOwls show is a light-hearted late night phone in radio show. It is one of Britain’s most listened to shows on commercial radio.[citation needed] Alan’s NightOwl’s show won World's Best Talk Show in the New York Radio Awards.
[edit] Television
Robson has presented 14 different television series (such as Robson's People and Robson's Personal Call) for Tyne Tees Television and appears on Living Channel.
He contributes to Scariest Places on Earth, which is broadcast across parts of the U.S. by ABC. While making the show, he broadcasts his radio show from the haunted locations. He has also appeared on dozens of hit TV shows as an expert on the paranormal, including Larry King Live and appeared in the BBC One documentary series Trouble in Store.
[edit] Books
Alan Robson has written four books (Nightmare on Your Street: More Grisly Trails and Ghostly Tales,Grisly Trails and Ghostly Tales,Trimmings from the triffid's beard,The Lives and Loves of a Night Owl) all four books was published between the years 1992 and 1994. He also is the editor of two other books by the author Wayne Schreiber (Arise A Hero,Arise a Hero) these two books were published in 2011.
He also published a joke book entitled Simply The Best: Geordie Jokes and Stories.
In 1994, he published his autobiography: The Lives and Loves of a Night Owl.
[edit] External links
- DJ Profile Official Profile page at Metro Radio
[edit] References
- ^ Alan embraces the spirit of the radio. Journal Live, Feb 16 2008 by Hannah Davies, The Journal.
