Eric Hall
Eric Hall is a former showbiz and football agent famous for his flamboyant public persona, outlandish fashion sense and catchphrase "Monster, monster …".[1][2]
After an early career as a singer (he sang backing vocals for Tiny Tim) and actor, he became a publicist for EMI Records in the 1970s, during which time he arranged the Sex Pistols' notorious, expletive-filled appearance on the Today show in 1976.[1][2]
In 1986 a chance meeting with Steve Perryman lead to him becoming a football agent and he built up a roster of clients who included John Fashanu, Justin Fashanu, Dean Holdsworth, Neil Ruddock, John Scales, Tim Sherwood, Terry Venables, Paul Walsh and Dennis Wise.[2]
In 1995 he co-hosted a Friday evening show on Talk Radio UK with Caesar the Geezer and Gary Jacobs.
In 1997 he had a health scare when he contracted E.coli poisoning and Septicaemia but he went on to make a full recovery.[2]
In 2001 his company, Eric Hall Management Ltd was put into liquidation by the High Court.
From October 2009 to December 2012, he presented a 2-hour Sunday afternoon show on BBC Essex, Monster Memories.
Since February 2014 Eric has presented "Eric Hall's Sports Saturday" on Essex station Phoenix FM, playing golden oldies and featuring live scores, sporting and celebrity interviews.[3]
Eric currently lives in Debden, Essex.
Discography
- "Monster Cash" (1997)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Presenter Profile: Eric Hall", BBC Essex, 31 July 2009, retrieved 2010-11-22
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Soccer agent Eric Hall moved to specialist hospital", BBC, 19 December 1997, retrieved 2010-11-22
- ↑ "Phoenix FM: Eric Hall's Sports Saturday", Phoenix FM, retrieved 2014-02-23
Further reading
- Hall, Eric (1998) Monster!: True Tales from a Show Biz Life, Boxtree, ISBN 978-0-7522-2408-4