Pat Sharp (born October 25, 1961 and sometimes nicknamed Patman,^[2]) is a British radio and television presenter and disc jockey, currently presenting "The Big Drive Home" on Q103 radio in Cambridge. In Britain he is known mainly for his work on 1990s children's television programme Fun House, and his radio shows, while in continental Europe he was best remembered as the most famous of Sky Channel's VJs.^{[attribution needed]} He was awarded the Sony Award in 1992 for best DJ.^[3] is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Q103 is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to Cambridge on 103. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... BBC Radio 1 (commonly referred to as just Radio 1) is a British national radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in popular music and speech and is aimed primarily at the 14-29[1] age group. ... The Capital Radio building in Leicester Square, London. ... is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A radio presenter is a broadcaster who hosts a radio show or a segment thereof. ... A television presenter is a British term for a person who introduces or hosts television programmes. ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... Q103 is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to Cambridge on 103. ... This article is about the city in England. ... For other uses see funhouse (disambiguation) Fun House was a United States childrens television game show that aired from September 5, 1988 to April 13, 1991, originally in syndication, and later on the Fox Network. ... British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB — formerly two companies, Sky Television and BSB) is a company that operates Sky Digital, a subscription television service in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. ... A video jockey (usually abbreviated to VJ or sometimes veejay) can mean two things: One describes an announcer who introduces and plays videos on commercial music television such as MTV or VH1. ... The Sony Radio Academy Awards (the Sonys), started in 1983, are some of the most prestigious awards in the British radio industry. ... See also: 1992 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1992 Record labels established in 1992 // 1992 was a pivotal year in the development of music. ...

Sharp is married and has three children.^[2]

Early career in radio and music

Sharp worked as a presenter at BBC Radio 1, mixing holiday cover for other presenters with a regular slot early Saturday & Sunday mornings and a number of television appearances hosting BBC1 Top of the Pops.^[4] BBC Radio 1 (commonly referred to as just Radio 1) is a British national radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in popular music and speech and is aimed primarily at the 14-29[1] age group. ... BBC One (or BBC1 as it was formerly styled) is the oldest United Kingdom, and indeed, the world. ... Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart television programme, made and broadcast by the BBC. It was originally shown each week, mostly on BBC One, from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. ...

He deputised for David Jensen on The Network Chart Show.^{[citation needed]} In the mid-1980s he became a DJ for Radio Mercury^{[citation needed]} and has also worked for the British Forces Broadcasting Service.^[2] David Kid Jensen (*July 4, 1950 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a Canadian-born British radio DJ. // After beginning his career in his home country at the age of sixteen, joined Radio Luxembourg at the age of eighteen in 1968. ... The Network Chart Show was a radio programme launched across Independent Local Radio in the UK on September 30th 1984 // Presented by David Jensen (known as Kid Jensen) it ran from 5pm until 7pm in direct competition to BBC Radio Ones Top 40 chart show and was broadcast from... Radio Mercury (later Mercury FM) is a radio station in the Surrey and Sussex area of the United Kingdom that was founded in 1983. ... The British Forces Broadcasting Service was established by the British War Office (now Ministry of Defence) in 1943, and today provides radio and television programming for HM Forces, and their dependents worldwide, in Germany, Cyprus, Belize, Canada, Bosnia, Kosovo and the Middle East. ...

For 10 years, starting in 1987, Sharp was a DJ on Capital FM in London.^{[citation needed]} The Capital Radio building in Leicester Square, London. ...

In the late 1980s, Sharp teamed up with Mick Brown as the duo Pat And Mick, to release the charity single "I Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet". The song made the Top 10 of the UK singles chart. The duo released 7 hit singles, raising over a million pounds for charity.^[3] Pat and Mick were a British vocal duo consisting of popular radio personalities Pat Sharp and Mick Brown. ... A charity record (also known as a charity single) is a release of a song for a specific charitable cause. ...

In 1987, he was voted as having the worst haircut (winning this accolade more than once) at the Smash Hits Poll Winners Party awards, where he was also in the top 3 DJ's.However, there is wide speculation as to the legitimacy of the vote with many accusations of rigging.^{[citation needed]} The cover of a May 1981 edition of Smash Hits magazine Smash Hits was a pop music based magazine, aimed at children and young teenagers, and originally published in the United Kingdom. ... The Smash Hits Poll Winners Party was an awards ceremony which ran from 1988 to 2005. ...

Television

Pat Sharp was famous throughout the 1980s for his mullet hair style^[5] which he changed in 1992.^[4]

Sharp intermittently presented episodes of the music programme Top of the Pops, including being one of the many presenters on the last programme made.^[6] However, Sharp is best known on television for several children's television programmes aired on CITV. Most notable of these is Fun House, a popular children's television programme running from 1990 – 1999.^[7] Sharp was also one of the presenters of Saturday morning show What's Up Doc? 1992 – 1994,^[4] and presented phone-in quiz show Hang On! in 1996.^[8] In a 2007 interview with The Sun newspaper, Sharp says he would like to host a new version of Fun House sometime in the year, but with adults as contestants instead of kids.^[9] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Like the fashion of all modern decades (the 1960s dipped into the 1920s and hosted a folk music revival, the 1970s dipped into the 1930s, 1950s and 1960s) 1980s fashion in popular culture incorporated distinct trends from different eras. ... An example of a wavy-hair-mullet. ... This article is about ITVs childrens television brand. ... For other uses see funhouse (disambiguation) Fun House was a United States childrens television game show that aired from September 5, 1988 to April 13, 1991, originally in syndication, and later on the Fox Network. ... Whats Up Doc? was a Saturday Morning childrens variety series produced and aired from 1992 to 1995. ... This article is about a British tabloid. ...

Sharp appeared as a guest in many other television shows, including several episodes of You Bet!, Surprise, Surprise, Noel's House Party, Celebrity Squares and The Weakest Link. In the 2000s, Sharp has appeared in several retrospectives, including I Love 1980s on the BBC and Pat Sharp's House of Fun 100 on The Hits. You Bet! was a British game show based around the format of the German show Wetten, dass. ... Surprise, Surprise was a British TV show hosted by Cilla Black, produced by London Weekend Television. ... Noels House Party is a BBC television light entertainment show hosted by Noel Edmonds that was broadcast live on Saturday evenings throughout the 1990s. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Weakest Link (known as Weakest Link in many countries) is a television game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August 2000. ... This page indexes the individual year in television pages. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... The Hits is a music video channel in the United Kingdom owned by EMAP. It showcases a range of pop centering on chart hits and current favourites. ...

2000s

Between 1997 and 2004 Sharp presented Heart 106.2's weekday morning Time Tunnel show.^[4] Following this, Sharp was a presenter on the Century FM group of stations.^{[citation needed]} Currently Sharp fronts 'The Weekend Vibe', a weekly 3-hour show produced by Blue Revolution, which is broadcast on numerous stations including Energy FM on the Isle of Man.^[10] As of 2007, Sharp currently hosts the "Big Drive Home" on Q103 a radio station in Cambridge that's part of GCap Media & also presents "The Best 80s Show in the World.. Ever!" on SGR FM which is also owned by GCap Media.^[11] Heart 106. ... Century FM is the name of a number of UK regional radio stations mostly owned by GCap Media. ... [[1]] Energy FM is an Isle Of Man radio station playing the best mix of the 80s 90s and today. ... 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Q103 is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to Cambridge on 103. ... GCap Media plc is a British commercial radio company formed from the merger of the Capital Radio Group and GWR Group. ... The Radio Orwell logo SGR FM evolved from Suffolk Group Radio which was the parent company for two Independent Local Radio stations serving the county of Suffolk in England. ... GCap Media plc is a British commercial radio company formed from the merger of the Capital Radio Group and GWR Group. ...

Sharp remains a popular figure in the United Kingdom, and is hired for university functions throughout the country,^[2] thriving on the nostalgia of those who attend. He is also a popular live DJ and makes regular appearances in Ibiza and Mallorca every summer.^[2] One may feel nostalgic for the familiar routine of school, conveniently forgetting the painful experiences such as bullying. ... DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... “Ebusus” redirects here. ... Location Location of Mallorca in Balearic Islands Coordinates : 39° 30’N , 3°0E Time Zone : CET (UTC+1) - summer: CEST (UTC+2) General information Native name Mallorca (Catalan) Spanish name Mallorca Postal code 07001-07691 Area code 34 (Spain) + 971 (Illes Balears) Website http://www. ...

In 2004, he participated in Channel 4 sports reality show The Games finishing fifth out of five contestants,^[11] but was proclaimed "The People's Hero".^[2] Further reality TV involvement came on June 3, 2006 when he appeared for a sketch on ITV's X Factor spin-off show X-Tra Factor: Battle Of The Stars. He appeared briefly on 23 June 2007 on Big Brother's Big Mouth through a phone-in. However he did appear on the show in person as a guest on 12 July. This article is about the British television station. ... The Games was a Channel 4 reality TV show that ran for four series, in which 10 celebrities competed against each other, by doing Olympic style events, such as weight lifting, gymnastics and diving. ... // This article is about the genre of TV shows. ... is the 154th day of the year (155th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see ITV (disambiguation). ... For the current series, see The X Factor (UK series 4). ... is the 174th day of the year (175th 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 in the 21st century. ... Big Brothers Big Mouth (formerly Big Brothers EFourum) is a discussion programme based around the reality television series Big Brother, hosted by comedian Russell Brand. ... is the 193rd day of the year (194th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

He maintains other media interests through his independent production company SharpSell.^[11]

References

1. ^ Pat Sharp (II). IMDB. Retrieved on 2007-06-12.
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Pat Sharp (Agent's biography). MPC Entertainment. Retrieved on 2007-06-13.
3. ^ ^{a b} Pat Sharp. Century FM. Retrieved on 2007-06-12.
4. ^ ^{a b c d} People: Pat Sharp. Radio Rewind. Retrieved on 2007-06-12.
5. ^ The one and onlys (2005-02-04). Retrieved on 2007-06-12. “I get a lot of questions about the mullet”
6. ^ Top of the Pops bids fond goodbye (2006-07-31). Retrieved on 2007-06-12.
7. ^ "Fun House" (1990). IMDB. Retrieved on 2007-06-12.
8. ^ Hang On!. UK Gameshows. Retrieved on 2007-06-12.
9. ^ Masters, Dave (2007-03-10). Pat's Fun House comeback bid. The Sun. Retrieved on 2007-06-12.
10. ^ The Weekend Vibe with Pat Sharp. Blue Revolution. Retrieved on 2007-06-13.
11. ^ ^{a b c} 60 seconds with Pat Sharp. Q103. Retrieved on 2007-06-13.

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External links

• Pat Sharp's Weekend Vibe at Blue Revolution
• Profile at Century FM
• MPC biography
• SharpSell Productions London