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Geoff Lloyd (born 20 April 1973, Withington, Manchester) is a British radio presenter. Lloyd presents the The Geoff Show, Monday-Thursday, 10pm-1am on Virgin Radio. Until Winter 2005 he co-presented the Virgin Radio breakfast show with Pete Mitchell (the show was known as the Pete And Geoff Breakfast Show). Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 110th day of the year (111th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... Withington is an area of Manchester, England about 4 miles south of the city centre, intersected by the busy thoroughfare of Wilmslow Road. ... A promotional image of Geoff Lloyd Geoff Lloyd (a. ... Virgin Radio, originally known as Virgin 1215, is a British commercial music radio station based in London which plays popular music and rock. ... a Radio Personality is the modern incarnation of the disk jockey, or DJ. In the 1990s, successful radio stations began to focus less on the musical expertise of their hosts and more on the individual hosts personalities. ... is the 110th day of the year (111th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... A promotional image of Geoff Lloyd Geoff Lloyd (a. ... Virgin Radio, originally known as Virgin 1215, is a British commercial music radio station based in London which plays popular music and rock. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Virgin Radio, originally known as Virgin 1215, is a British commercial music radio station based in London which plays popular music and rock. ... For the football player of the same name see Pete Mitchell (football player). ... The duo of Pete and Geoff were DJs Pete Mitchell and Geoff Lloyd, who from January 2003 to December 2005 hosted the breakfast show on Virgin Radio. ...

Lloyd is known for his witty sense of humour and speculative banter on the radio which has occasionally offended people in the past. He is a noted Beatles and 60s fan which is frequently reflected in his choice of music; Lloyd played an entire Beatles album without interval on the radio in 2006. The Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 as part of their first tour of the United States, promoting their first hit single there, I Want To Hold Your Hand. ...

Outside of work Geoff is known to be a keen collector of Hulk Hogan memorabilia, boasting to own more than 60 items connected to the former wrestler.

Early career

Lloyd grew up in Macclesfield, Cheshire, a South Manchester satellite town. After working as a paperboy, in 1989 he began working at a local print works after school, earning £1 an hour ^[1]. Macclesfield Town Hall St. ...

He began his radio career in 1992 at Signal Radio in Cheshire, as a traffic & travel reporter, before taking over their weekday evening show. Rob, Geoff's younger and far more talented brother (who is rumoured to be behind Geoff's success) occasionally helps to increase the ratings of the show by his spontaneous appearances. Rob recently announced his own interest in radio work creating a competitive edge between the brothers. Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Signal One is a radio station operated by the UTV Radio broadcasting from studios in Shelton, Stoke on Trent to Staffordshire and Cheshire on 96. ...

He later signed up with Piccadilly Radio in Manchester, and in 1996 he teamed up with Pete Mitchell to present the afternoon show on Key 103. Piccadilly Magic 1152 AM Piccadilly Magic 1152 (also known as Magic 1152) ‘Greatest Hits Non-Stop,’ was Manchesters first commercial radio station. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... For the football player of the same name see Pete Mitchell (football player). ... Key 103 is an Independent Local Radio station that broadcasts on 103 FM, from a 4 kW transmitter on Saddleworth Moor, to Manchester and the north west of England. ...

The duo rapidly established a cult following with their witty and slightly risque banter, and in 1998 won a Sony radio academy award for their show^[2]. Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

Virgin Radio and the Breakfast show

In late 1998 they were subsequently recruited by Virgin Radio, where they took over the weekday evening show and also covered Chris Evans on the Breakfast show, and again rapidly built up a significant audience. The pair took over the Drivetime (late afternoon) show in early 2002. By 2003, they were the most popular DJs on the station and were moved to the Breakfast Show in order to increase the audience. This they did very successfully, sticking to their well-established formula of off-the-cuff, humorous remarks concerning contemporary news and culture, with Mitchell tending to play the "straight man" to the more outrageous Lloyd. Lloyd occasionally courted controversy with some of his remarks, most notoriously when he expressed willingness to eat the limbs of a dead baby to ease poverty. A complaint against the station was upheld and Lloyd was reprimanded for his comments. Nevertheless, the audience for the show remained strong, despite (or possibly because of) Lloyd's willingness to stray to the edge of acceptability with his remarks. Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Virgin Radio, originally known as Virgin 1215, is a British commercial music radio station based in London which plays popular music and rock. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Drivetime Automotive Group, Inc. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

On 28 November 2005, to the dismay of their listeners, the duo announced that they were splitting up and leaving the Breakfast Show on Virgin Radio. Their final show together took place on 16 December. While Geoff Lloyd remains at Virgin Radio (presenting the late-night show), Pete Mitchell left the station to pursue other projects. Christian O'Connell, from the Breakfast Show on London indie station XFM replaced the pair as host of the breakfast show on Virgin Radio in January 2006 Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... is the 332nd day of the year (333rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the football player of the same name see Pete Mitchell (football player). ... Christian OConnell promotional photo Christian OConnell is an English radio DJ who presents the Virgin Radio weekday breakfast show. ... In popular music, indie music (from independent) is any of a number of genres, scenes, subcultures and stylistic and cultural attributes, characterised by perceived independence from commercial pop music and mainstream culture and an autonomous, do-it-yourself (DIY) approach. ... Xfm logo Xfm is a brand of commercial radio stations focused on current and unsigned alternative music and owned by GCap Media in the United Kingdom. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Geoff's new show, entitled The Geoff Show started on 3 January 2006 and is broadcast from 10pm - 1am Monday to Thursday on Virgin radio, with his co-hosts Annabel Port and Tony Moorey. A promotional image of Geoff Lloyd Geoff Lloyd (a. ... is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Annabel Port (born 12 March 1975, Southend-on-Sea) is a foxy British radio presenter who currently acts as a side kick and deputy producer to Geoff Lloyd on The Geoff Show, broadcast on from Monday to Thursday on Virgin Radio from 8pm to midnight. ... Tony Moorey is the producer of The Geoff Show on Virgin Radio (Mon - Thu 10pm - 1am) and he, Geoff Lloyd and Annabel Port make up the Symposium. Tony has his own feature on the show called The Dead of the Night where he, as the most historically-inclined and learned...

Television appearances

Lloyd has made several television appearances , appearing on the Channel 4 show Richard & Judy on 8 December 2005 to celebrate the life of former Beatle, John Lennon and again on 26 March 2007 to discuss the band Slade, together with the band's frontman Noddy Holder. However, Mr Holder spoke quite extensively and Geoff did not get a chance to say anything, much to the amusement of the co-hosts on his nightly radio show. He has also appeared on a commentary show for Big Brother, Big Brother's Little Brother, with Dermot O' Leary. Geoff has appeared as a contestant in the game shows Eggheads and Win, Lose or Draw Late. Richard & Judy is an afternoon magazine/talk-show in the UK presented by married couple Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. ... is the 342nd day of the year (343rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year (86th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Noddy Holder (born Neville John Holder in Walsall, Staffordshire on 15 June 1946) is an English musician and actor best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist with 1970s rock music group Slade. ... For the current series, see Big Brother 2007 (UK). ... This is a complete list of shows about and relating to Big Brother (UK). ... Sean Dermot Fintan OLeary, Jr. ... Eggheads is a BBC quiz game show presented by Dermot Murnaghan. ...

See also

• The Geoff Show
• Pete And Geoff
• Annabel Port
• Tony Moorey

A promotional image of Geoff Lloyd Geoff Lloyd (a. ... The duo of Pete and Geoff were DJs Pete Mitchell and Geoff Lloyd, who from January 2003 to December 2005 hosted the breakfast show on Virgin Radio. ... Annabel Port (born 12 March 1975, Southend-on-Sea) is a foxy British radio presenter who currently acts as a side kick and deputy producer to Geoff Lloyd on The Geoff Show, broadcast on from Monday to Thursday on Virgin Radio from 8pm to midnight. ... Tony Moorey is the producer of The Geoff Show on Virgin Radio (Mon - Thu 10pm - 1am) and he, Geoff Lloyd and Annabel Port make up the Symposium. Tony has his own feature on the show called The Dead of the Night where he, as the most historically-inclined and learned...

References

External links

• Geoff Lloyd at the Internet Movie Database
• VirginRadio.co.uk - The Geoff Show
• Geoff's profile at VirginRadio.co.uk