Bruno Brookes (born Trevor Neal Brookes in Stoke-on-Trent, 25th April, 1959) is a British radio presenter who shot to fame in the 1980s. This page is about Stoke-on-Trent in England. ... (Redirected from 25th April) April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... MacGyver - 1980s hero The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ...

Early career

Brookes got into DJ-ing through youth club discos in his home town before he sent a successful tape to his local station, BBC Radio Stoke-on-Trent. He spent three years there before being recruited by BBC Radio 1, the national pop network, where he worked as a stand-in presenter for Steve Wright before taking over the teatime show from Peter Powell. DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... A youth club is where teenagers can meet and enjoy popular activities such as football, tennis or games console. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world. ... This page is about Stoke-on-Trent in England. ... BBC Radio 1 is a British radio station, specialising in popular music aimed at the 16-24 age bracket. ... Steve Wright (born August 26, 1954 in Greenwich, London) is a radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom. ... Peter Powell (born Peter James Barnard-Powell in Birmingham, 24th March 1951) was a popular BBC Radio 1 disc jockey in the late 1970s and 1980s. ...

Radio One

This programme proved popular with younger listeners, as Brookes immediately began a career-long association with the UK Top 40 singles chart. In the mid-1980s, the chart was still announced on Tuesday lunchtimes by Gary Davies but kids unable to get to a radio while at school got the chance to hear a re-run of the new countdown with Brookes in the early evening. In 1986, Brookes took over the Sunday afternoon Top 40 show, which at the time was still counting down a chart which had been announced five days earlier and had been used for Top of the Pops the previous Thursday evening. From 4th October 1987 onwards, the Top 40 was revealed for the first time by Brookes in its now traditional Sunday afternoon slot, as new technology meant the chart took just hours instead of days to compile. Brookes briefly lost the chart to Mark Goodier in 1990, but then regained it in 1992, though there was never an element of tension or competition between the two DJs, and both were equally proficient at the programme. Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ... Gary Davies (born Manchester, 13 December 1958 — although other sources claim 1957) was one of the UKs most popular disc jockeys of the 1980s. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mark Goodier (born 28th June 1961 in Rhodesia) is one of the most familiar voices on British radio. ... This article is about the year. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

In 1989, Brookes moved to the weekend breakfast show, co-hosting with Liz Kershaw, and also regularly deputised for Simon Mayo on the weekday breakfast show. Three years later he moved to the early breakfast slot, where he remained until he was sacked in 1995 as controller Matthew Bannister continued his cull of elder presenters. Brookes was referred to by Trevor Dann, Bannister's head of music as 'bestriding the earth like a behemoth, the biggest dinosaur of them all', despite the fact that he was only thirty-six years old (other culled DJs had been in their forties or fifties). 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Liz Kershaw (born 30 July 1958) is one of the UKs most high-profile female music broadcasters. ... Simon Mayo (born 21st September 1958 in Southgate, London) is one of the most recognised and respected voices of radio in the UK, currently presenting a daily afternoon programme on BBC Radio Five Live. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Matthew Bannister is a British radio administrator and broadcaster. ...

Brookes also infamously played the uncensored version of Killing in the Name by Rage Against the Machine, which contains 16 instances of "Fuck you I won't do what you tell me" culminating in "motherfucker".[1] Killing in the Name Of was the first single released by Rage Against the Machine. ... Rage Against the Machine, also known as Rage or RATM, was an Americanheavy metal band noted both for their diligent political conscience and for their pioneering blend of hard rock and rap which over time would come to be known variously as Rock, Rap Rock or Rap Metal (Both known...

Television work

During his Radio 1 heyday, Brookes was on the Top Of The Pops host roster and also presented Beat The Teacher on BBC television, a popular teenagers' quiz where pupils would take on teachers in a general knowledge game based on noughts and crosses. He was the last of three presenters this show had, following Howard Stableford and ex-Manfred Mann singer Paul Jones. He also hosted the dating show Love At First Sight on Sky A separate article is about the punk band called The Adolescents. ... General knowledge is a term used, usually in quizzes, to describe a fact or question that does not fit into any proscribed topic (e. ... Tic-tac-toe, also called noughts and crosses and many other names, is a paper and pencil game between two players, O and X, who alternate in marking the spaces in a 3×3 board. ... Howard Stableford (1961 -) is a television and radio presenter. ... Cock-A-Hoop Groovin Manfred Mann was a British R&B and pop band of the 1960s, named after its keyboard player, who later led the successful 1970s follow-on group Manfred Manns Earth Band. ... Paul Jones (born February 24, 1942) is an English singer, actor and radio presenter. ... British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB - formerly two companies, Sky Television and British Satellite Broadcasting, which merged) is a company that operates the most popular subscription television service in the UK and Ireland. ...

After the BBC

After Radio 1, Brookes worked for numerous radio stations, presenting a networked show called Bruno At The Millhouse, while hosting a daily mid-morning slot for Leeds station Radio Aire. He ran a DJ school in Newbury, and was Chris Moyles manager for a while. Leeds is the urban core of the metropolitan borough and city the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire in the north of England. ... Radio Aire consists of several tropical regions Categories: United Kingdom broadcasting stubs | Leeds | Radio stations in the United Kingdom | Yorkshire media ... Chris Moyles with Gabby Logan Chris Moyles (born February 22, 1974 in Leeds), is a British radio DJ and presenter of The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1. ...

He was also involved in a public spat with ex-Radio 1 colleague Bob Harris, whom Brookes had lent money for a flat. When Harris lost his job and couldn't pay it back, Brookes laid an unsuccessful claim to his extensive and valuable record collection. Whispering Bob Harris (born in Northampton on 12 April 1946) is a radio host who currently works for BBC Radio 2, presenting music three nights a week. ...

In recent years, Brookes has kept a low public profile but has made a fortune with his company Storm, which was the UK's first 24 hour internet radio station. Storm Radio was renamed Immedia in 1999, and the company floated in December 2003. Brookes stake was valued at flotation at over £2 million. Immedia supplies instore radio for Lloyds pharmacies, Dixons electricals and 2,300 other shops and newsagents

Personal life

Brookes was involved for many years with TV presenter Anthea Turner but in a twist of irony, she left him for Peter Powell, the man whose gig had been taken by Brookes when he got his break. He later married model Debbie Brooker. Anthea Turner (born May 25, 1960) is a British television personality. ... A model is a person who acts as a human prop for purposes of art, fashion, advertising, pornography, etc. ...

In May 2006, Brookes suffered a heart attack and was treated at St. Thomas' Hospital, London where he was interviewed by Nadia Sawalha as a patient on BBC One's City Hospital. In the interview he said he would try to give up smoking which he acknowledged as the main reason for his illness. [2] Saint Thomas’ Hospital. ... Nadia Sawalha (born November 18, 1964) is an English actress and television presenter. ... Viewing Figure History BBC One (or BBC1 as it was formerly styled) is the oldest television station in the world. ...

External links

• Biography at Radio Rewind