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Nick Abbot

Starting at VMR (Virgin Megastore Radio), Nick Abbot joined Radio Luxembourg in the early part of 1988, presenting an overnight show, which, to start with, was mainly music based. Later on he decided to change it to a phone-in show.

In October 1988, Nick presented the Breakfast show on BBC GLR. He wasn't happy there and soon left.

In 1993, Nick was offered the late night show on Virgin Radio, every Sunday - Thursday from 10pm-2am. This show was where Nick made his name in British broadcasting and built up thousands of fans and regular listeners throughout the course of the time he hosted the show.

He was taken off the late night slot in June 1994, after a number of complaints were reported to the Radio Authority. Virgin was fined twice for Nick's outbursts on air and Virgin bosses decided enough was enough. They moved him to an earlier slot, where he had to tone down his act, mainly asking people for music requests. This show broadcast from 7-10pm on Mondays - Fridays.

In January 1995, Nick was allowed back on the late night slot from 11pm-2am, but after only 4 months, Virgin bosses moved him to the weekday drivetime slot from 4-7.30pm, where the show was heavily music based. Nick was then fired from Virgin in September 1995 and the station was left with a fine of £20,000.

In late 1996, Talk Radio hired Nick to fill in for many of their presenters while they went off on holiday.

After many stints on Talk Radio, in 1997 a new set of bosses started at Virgin and hired Nick to cover holidays.

In the summer of 1997, Nick was offered his own weekly phone-in show on Talk Radio, working alongside Carol McGiffen. The two of them worked together, during the close of the football season. In late 1997, Nick was then offered his own Saturday evening show from 7.30-10pm as well as doing stand in slots on Virgin.

As well as Talk Radio, in the early part of 1998 Nick was offered a permanent slot on Virgin. After moving around the schedule, he was eventually offered the weekday afternoon show from 1-4pm.

In addition to his daily show on Virgin, in mid 1998, Nick also took over the weekday evening show on Talk Radio from 7-9pm. He was doing rather well, presenting two shows in one day, Monday - Friday

Thursday 12th November 1998, was classed as Black Thursday, as Talk Radio was being taken over by a new set of bosses and many popular presenters were sacked. Nick was one of the presenters to be fired. He then presented his afternoon show on Virgin 6 days a week from Sunday - Friday.

In March 1999 LBC offered both Nick & Carol McGiffen a Saturday evening phone in show from 6-10. They remaind here until September 1999, but Nick continued with his show on Virgin.

In 2000, Nick was offered a Sunday morning phone in show on Virgin, throughout the summer. It broadcast from 10am-1pm, at the time he was also presenting the daily afternoon show, before moving to the drivetime show later in 2000.

Nick remained on Virgin until May 2001. In July 2001, Nick joined Real Radio in Wales presenting their late night phone in show from Sundays - Thursdays 10pm-1am & in October 2001, saw the beginning of a short five day stint at Manchester's Piccadilly Key 103 - he presented the 10pm-2am slot.

In January 2002, Nick went to Real Radio in Scotland where again he presented the late night phone in show from 10pm-1am. Later in 2002, his show was networked on all three Real Radio stations (Scotland, Wales & Yorkshire)

Nick presented his last Real Radio show on Thursday 19th December 2002. It is understood that Nick quit the radio business for a while to pursue other projects.

Nick currently presents on LBC 97.3 and Planet Rock.

Some or all material in this page has been adapted from the Nick Abbot entry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Abbot), or others, in Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org), the free encyclopedia.