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Early Career

Evans started his broadcasting career at Manchester Piccadilly Radio working as an assistant to Timmy Mallett. He went onto work at the BBC London radio station GLR presenting Round at Chris's every Saturday morning from 10am-1pm and also presenting an Monday - Thursday evening show broadcast from 7.30-10pm. Manchester is a city in the North West of England, UK. The place is named from the old British name Mamucium plus ceaster, derived from the old Latin Castra. Manchester is a metropolitan borough with city status. ... Piccadilly Magic 1152 (also known as Magic 1152) ‘Greatest Hits Non-Stop,’ was Manchesters first commercial radio station. ... Timmy Mallett & Pinky Punky Timmy Mallett is a former childrens TV presenter and broadcaster who achieved cult status in the UK during the 1980s. ... GLR can refer to: BBC London 94. ...

In 1990, his weekday evening show ended, but he continued with his Saturday morning show and in addition to that, in March 1992, began presenting a Sunday afternoon show on BBC Radio 1, replacing Phillip Schofield who had previously broadcast in the slot. His show called 'Too Much Gravy', was broadcast from 2.30-4pm ending in September 1992. His move to Radio 1 was shortlived but seen as a huge success, with controller Johnny Beerling later admitting he wished he'd offered Evans a full-time show there and then. At the time, however, Evans objected that Radio 1 had tried to constrain his style, preventing him from using the "zoo" format, allegedly because Steve Wright was already doing that on the station. This article is about the year. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... BBC Radio 1 is a British radio station, specialising in popular music aimed at the 16-24 age bracket. ... Phillip Schofield (born on April 1, 1962 in Oldham, England) is a British TV presenter and occasional actor and singer. ... Johnny Beerling (born 1937) had a long association with BBC Radio 1, culminating in his eight years as controller, from 1985 to 1993. ... Steve Wright (born August 26, 1954 in Greenwich, London) is a radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom. ...

A National Celebrity

His departure from Radio 1 was in part so he could devote his time to presenting a new Channel 4 early-morning programme The Big Breakfast in late 1992. Evans, along with co-host Gaby Roslin, was an unqualified success in the slot, which brought him national celebrity and considerable acclaim. In 1993 he left GLR to present his radio show with the same format on the newly-launched Virgin Radio, but this only lasted for three months. The Big Breakfast was a British light entertainment television show shown on Channel 4 each weekday morning from September 28, 1992 until March 29, 2002. ... Gaby Roslin (born July 12, 1964) is a British television presenter. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Virgin Radio is a British commercial music radio station based in London. ...

Evans left The Big Breakfast on 29 September 1994 and formed his own production company, Ginger Productions. Its first major programme Don't Forget Your Toothbrush broadcast between 1994 and 1995. The original concepts involved proved lucrative for Evans as its format was sold to numerous foreign broadcasters. For all Evans achieved in subsequent years, this programme remains regarded by critics as his best television work. September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Dont Forget Your Toothbrush is a television entertainment show originally broadcast in Britain in 1994, and has also been adapted in Australia, France, Germany, the United States, and the Netherlands. ...

Radio 1 and Beyond

In April 1995 Evans joined BBC Radio 1 to host the flagship breakfast show, and significantly boosted the ratings which had declined considerably since the departure of Simon Mayo two years earlier. His spell at the station ended in 1997 when he failed to turn up to work, following a long-running dispute over his demand to take Fridays off, in part to pursue commitments he had taken on as the host of Channel 4's TFI Friday programme, which had commenced in 1996. The show - devised, produced and hosted by Evans - combined celebrity interviews, musical guests and daft games and competitions and was initially a big success during a period when anything Evans touched turned to gold. It ended in 2000 after viewing figures declined. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... BBC Radio 1 is a British radio station, specialising in popular music aimed at the 16-24 age bracket. ... 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. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Channel 4 is a public service television broadcaster in the United Kingdom (see British television). ... TFI Friday was a light entertainment show hosted by Chris Evans and broadcast on Fridays at 6pm on Channel 4 from 1996 to 2000, with a repeat later that night. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

Evans returned to Virgin Radio to host the breakfast show from 13 October 1997, again prompting an immediate upsurge in listening figures. In December that year, with the assistance of investors, he bought Virgin Radio from Richard Branson, for £85m, and formed the Ginger Media Group, to control the interests both of Ginger Productions and Virgin Radio. October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Richard Branson during the announcement of the Virgin Express airline which would compete with Ryanair and EasyJet. ...

During the last quarter of 1999, Evans ran separate quizzes on his radio show and on TFI Friday, both called Someone's Going To Be A Millionaire. The million-pound prize was awarded on radio on 17 December and on television on 24 December. These were the first million-pound prizes awarded on either medium in the UK. The distinction of being the first quizmaster to give away a million-pound prize is often erroneously ascribed to Chris Tarrant on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, however Evans was in fact first by more than ten months. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... Chris Tarrant appearing in an ITV 1 ident. ... Logo from the UK version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a television game show which offers very large cash prizes for correctly answering successive multiple-choice questions. ...

Both the Radio 1 breakfast show and its Virgin Radio successor introduced the audience to Evans' loyal production team, all of whom were encouraged to play speaking roles in the shows. This led to producer John Revell presenting his own Virgin show at weekends and researcher Holly Samos earning a contract to model bras. A radio producer oversees the making of a radio show. ... For the suburb of Melbourne, Australia, see Research, Victoria. ... Bra has several meanings: Short for brassiere, an undergarment. ...

Evans' Downfall

In March 2000, GMG was sold to SMG plc, for £285m. Evans continued to host the station's breakfast show, however, until he was dismissed on June 28, 2001, for (again) repeatedly failing to arrive at work. Evans attempted to sue Virgin Radio, claiming that he was unfairly dismissed and denied share options worth £8.6m. The judgment in Evans v SMG Television Ltd. & Ors 2003 EWHC 1423 (Ch) (26 June 2003) is here - [1]. Justice Lightman found that he had been fairly dismissed and was not entitled to the share options. Evans was publicly criticised for his attitude by the judge. Virgin Radio countersued and Evans was ordered to pay £1m towards their legal costs. SMG plc is a Scottish media company. ... (Some entries on this page have been duplicated on August 1. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He married former pop star Billie Piper in Las Vegas in May 2001. In September 2004 news stories circulated regarding a trial separation. In spring 2005 it was confirmed that Evans and Piper would divorce. Evans has a daughter, Jade (born 1986) from a previous relationship. Billie Piper in The Canterbury Tales. ... This article is about the city of Las Vegas in Nevada. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In a move described by Private Eye as Partridgean, in November 2005, Piper was the first guest on Evans's show OFI Sunday. Private eye may mean: Look up Private eye on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Private Eye a fortnightly British satirical magazine-newspaper, edited by Ian Hislop (as of 2005) A private investigator, a private detective for hire (see also crime fiction and detective fiction) Private Eye, a song by Alkaline Trio... Alan Partridge: Every Ruddy Word Alan Partridge is a fictional character portrayed by English comedian Steve Coogan. ...

A Brand New Start?

He has recently re-entered public life, presenting the breakfast slot of UK Radio Aid’s day of programming for the victims of the Asian Tsunami, which was aired on most of the UK's commercial radio stations, and BBC Radio 2's coverage of the Live 8 concert in London. For both projects, he was heavily praised. He has also presented a number of one-off Bank Holiday shows for Radio 2. UK Radio Aid was a charitable event in the United Kingdom held on Monday January 17, 2005 to raise money for the DEC appeal for the victims of the Asian Tsunami. ... The December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami hits Thailand The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, known by the scientific why did this happen community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, was an undersea earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC (07:58:53 local time) on December 26, 2004. ... Commercial Radio Hong Kong is one of the two commercial radio broadcasting company in Hong Kong (the other being Metro Radio). ... Radio Two is one of the BBCs national radio stations and is the most popular station in the UK. It broadcasts throughout the UK on FM radio between 88 and 91 MHz from its studios in Broadcasting House. ... The main Live 8 concert was held at Hyde Park, London, England on 2 July 2005, in front of over 200,000 people. ... A Bank Holiday is a public holiday in the United Kingdom and also in the Republic of Ireland. ...

Evans joined Radio 2 on a permanent basis in September 2005, to present a weekly Saturday afternoon show from 2pm-5pm. He has also been signed up to host the 2006 Brit Awards. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Spice Girls perfoming at the Brit Awards, 1997 The Brit Awards are the annual United Kingdom pop music awards founded by the British Phonographic Industry. ...

In November and December 2005, he presented OFI Sunday on ITV1. OFI Sunday is an entertainment show hosted by Chris Evans every Sunday on ITV1 at 10:30pm. ... ITV1 is a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ...