Neil Francis (broadcaster)
Neil Francis is a British DJ, and previously hosted the Friday evening slot on Absolute Radio and Absolute 80s.
Francis's first big break in radio came in 1985 with a stint on North Sea pirate Radio Caroline and he has also worked as a presenter for Chiltern Radio in Herts/Beds/Bucks, Invicta FM in Kent and Capital FM in London.
In his Virgin Radio stint, Francis presented at various time slots.
After Virgin re-branded to Absolute Radio He began to present a Friday night show called Absolute 80's and a Saturday morning breakfast show.[1]
Francis covered the drivetime Gold Network show on 25 August 2010. His last regular weekly show on the network was Saturday afternoons from 1-3pm.
During February 2011 he covered Steve Ladner on BBC Radio Kent's lunchtime show. Francis is a freelance presenter.
In April 2013, Gold Network suspended Francis for comments Francis had posted on Facebook about the comedian Jim Davidson .[2][3]
References
- ↑ Plunkett, John (23 March 2010). "Lucio takes over from Neil Francis at Absolute". Guardian. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- ↑ Danny Boyle (12 April 2013). "Presenter Neil Francis Suspended From Gold". Radio Today. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ↑ "Gold DJ Neil Francis suspended after Jim Davidson comments". Kent Online. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
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