Tim Smith (DJ)

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Tim Smith (born 16 February 1961 in Swindon) is and English broadcaster and radio personality in the U.K. He started out on university radio whilst studying in York. In 1984 he worked for several stations including BBC Radio York and BBC Radio Shropshire. In April 1989, after a short stint with BBC Radio WM, Tim went onto present the weekend early show from 5-7am on BBC Radio 1, where he remained until September 1990.

From then on, he went on to present the weekday afternoon show on BBC GLR, The GLR Picture Show & also presented a phone in pop quiz on the old BBC Radio 5, entitled Popcall, which he did for three years.

In the mid 1990s, Tim presented programmes for Magic 105.4 & the breakfast show on London's Jazz FM.

He joined BBC Radio 2 in 1999 as a co presenter on Steve Wright in the Afternoon. He also 'sits in' for various holidaying presenters on the network such as: Mo Dutta, Janice Long, Alex Lester & Pete Mitchell.

Tim can now be heard on BBC Radio Berkshire presenting a Saturday mid-morning programme. Join him every Saturday from 10am to 1pm.

In his spare time, he enjoys playing golf.