Natasha Desborough
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Natasha Desborough (born June 21, 1974) is a radio presenter, DJ, radio, and television producer. She is an alumna of Reigate College [1] [2], Reigate, Surrey, UK, having attended from 1990 to 1993.
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[edit] Biography
She started her music career as Programme Controller for Crystal Palace F.C.'s own radio station, Palace Radio 1278AM, where she was responsible for producing, scripting and coordinating the station's programming. From there she moved to Invicta FM, in Kent.
She then moved to the alternative music station in 2003, Xfm London where she fronted the late night Chill Out Room before moving onto then the Breakfast Session alongside celebrity guests such as Iain Lee from RI:SE. During her time there, she also co-presented the Sunday morning show, writing and co-presenting with Perrier Award nominated comedian Jimmy Carr.
Natasha is also a radio producer, having produced all her own shows on XFM. She has formed a radio & TV production company, Piccalilli Productions [3], developing ideas alongside Channel 4.
She currently presents the weekend breakfast show on BBC 6 Music[4].
[edit] TV Appearances
Her appearances on TV have included
- "The Richard & Judy Show" (Channel 4)
- "Top 100 Singles" (Five)
- "Liquid News" (BBC Three)
- "Celebrities Behaving Badly" (Sky)
She has narrated "Army Wives" for Channel 4, "California Escorts" and "Real Sex" for Five. She has been a "voice of" in campaigns for the BBC, Hit 40 UK, HMV, Sony, MTV, Doc Martens, Tampax, and Cadbury's.
[edit] References
- ^ Reigate College website
- ^ 2005 Ofsted Report on Reigate College
- ^ Piccalilli Productions website
- ^ BBC Biography
[edit] See also
[edit] Interviews
- "Natasha Desborough: My Life in Media", The Independent (UK), Monday, May 14, 2007