Tony Currie (broadcaster)

Tony Currie (born 1951) is a Scottish broadcaster and writer who is currently a continuity announcer for BBC Scotland.

Currie began his broadcasting career at KPFK Radio in Los Angeles in 1972 before joining Scotland's first independent local radio station, Radio Clyde, a year later as the first person on air. In April 1976, he joined Scottish Television as a continuity announcer, having previously freelanced at the station as a trail voiceover. Whilst at Scottish, Currie progressed to the role of chief announcer and also read news round-ups within the nightly regional news programme, Scotland Today.

After leaving Scottish in January 1987, he became Controller of Programmes for the Cable Authority and latterly, cable programming controller for the Independent Television Commission. After a spell as chief executive of AsiaVision, he set up the Irish satellite television station Tara Television as director of programmes before becoming chairman and chief executive of Cambridge Cafe Radio.

Currie is currently a television continuity announcer and transmission director for BBC Scotland television. Whilst at BBC Scotland, he has also presented and produced the overnight strand Nightshift for BBC Radio Scotland and was the first person to broadcast from the Corporation's new headquarters in Pacific Quay, Glasgow. He is also the managing director of Radio Six International, on which he presents various weekly shows including The Tony Currie Show, The Lively Lounge and The Recur Records Show.

In 1993, Currie led a bid for Radio Six to win the new regional FM licence for Central Scotland as a 24-hour news and speech station. The consortium lost out to Scot FM (now Real Radio Scotland).

External links

• Radio Six International official site
• The TV Room + interview