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Following the success of Soccer AM, Lovejoy became a radio [[disc jockey|DJ]], joining [[Xfm London|Xfm]] before moving to [[Virgin Radio]], where he briefly presented a Sunday-afternoon show. He also hosted ''Tim Lovejoy and the Allstars'', a popular show similar to ''[[TFI Friday]]'', on [[Sky One]], on which he chatted with celebrities between performances from a variety of bands. |
Following the success of Soccer AM, Lovejoy became a radio [[disc jockey|DJ]], joining [[Xfm London|Xfm]] before moving to [[Virgin Radio]], where he briefly presented a Sunday-afternoon show. He also hosted ''Tim Lovejoy and the Allstars'', a popular show similar to ''[[TFI Friday]]'', on [[Sky One]], on which he chatted with celebrities between performances from a variety of bands. |
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In 2006, Lovejoy was the co-host of the car show ''[[Fifth Gear]]'' on [[Five (TV)|Five]]. |
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Lovejoy announced on 5 June 2007 that he would be leaving ''[[Soccer AM]]'' after eleven years.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,2095733,00.html |title = Lovejoy to leave Soccer AM |accessdate = 2008-01-05 |author = Dowell, Ben |date = [[2007-06-05]] |publisher = ''[[The Guardian]]'' |work = MediaGuardian }}</ref> |
Lovejoy announced on 5 June 2007 that he would be leaving ''[[Soccer AM]]'' after eleven years.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,2095733,00.html |title = Lovejoy to leave Soccer AM |accessdate = 2008-01-05 |author = Dowell, Ben |date = [[2007-06-05]] |publisher = ''[[The Guardian]]'' |work = MediaGuardian }}</ref> |
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Timothy Paul Lovejoy (born 28 March 1968 in Northwood, Middlesex, England) is a British television presenter, most famous for hosting Saturday morning football programme Soccer AM alongside Helen Chamberlain for over a decade.
Career
Early career
Tim Lovejoy began his career working in music as a merchandise manager for touring bands. He began his television career as a covering VJ for MTV UK. He then joined Planet 24, working as a researcher for The Big Breakfast before going on to produce the show [1].
Richard Marson's book celebrating fifty years of Blue Peter also comments that Lovejoy auditioned as a presenter in the 1990s.
Soccer AM years
Lovejoy began hosting and producing football show Soccer AM on SKY Television in 1996, with Helen Chamberlain. He remained on the show for eleven years.
Following the success of Soccer AM, Lovejoy became a radio DJ, joining Xfm before moving to Virgin Radio, where he briefly presented a Sunday-afternoon show. He also hosted Tim Lovejoy and the Allstars, a popular show similar to TFI Friday, on Sky One, on which he chatted with celebrities between performances from a variety of bands.
In 2006, Lovejoy was the co-host of the car show Fifth Gear on Five.
Lovejoy announced on 5 June 2007 that he would be leaving Soccer AM after eleven years.[2]
Post-Soccer AM
Following his departure from Soccer AM, Lovejoy joined BBC Radio Five Live as the Wednesday-night host of its football phone-in show 6-0-6.[3] He also presented the popular UK edition of Five's Major League Soccer magazine show David Beckham's Soccer USA
Since 2006, Lovejoy has co-presented the Sunday-morning TV programme Something for the Weekend on BBC Two, which features cooking, clips from classic programmes, gadget round-ups and cocktail-mixing.
In 2008, he launched a popular internet TV channel called Channel Bee.[4]
References
- ^ Tim Lovejoy Biography
- ^ Dowell, Ben (2007-06-05). "Lovejoy to leave Soccer AM". MediaGuardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Plunkett, John (2007-06-26). "Lovejoy to host Five Live phone-in". MediaGuardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Tim Lovejoy: Leaving Sky was the day my life changed
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