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Michael George Smith (23 April 1955 – 1 August 2014), also known by the on-air nickname of Smitty, was an English television and radio presenter, racing driver and businessman. During the 1980s, he was known for his appearances on BBC1 as a co-host of Breakfast Time and the music show Top of the Pops.
Smith died on 1 August 2014 from complications of heart failure following major heart surgery.
Smith was born in Hornchurch, Essex. He attended Ballyholme Primary School in Bangor, Northern Ireland during the early 1960s due to his father being relocated to Belfast by his employer, the Ford Motor Company.[citation needed]
Smith's earliest ambition was to be a train driver, however after spending a short period at Bangor Grammar School, Smith attended King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford, where he found he enjoyed being a DJ, first at the school's Friday night sixth form disco. Upon leaving school before taking his A-levels, he failed to get the motor industry job his father had hoped for.
Smith began his broadcasting career at Chelmsford Hospital radio, before joining BBC Radio 1 in 1975 as a freelance producer and presenter. His work included promotions and production work for the Radio 1 Roadshow, Quiz Kid and most daytime network shows. As a standby DJ, Smith occasionally broadcast when live outside broadcasts failed. He joined London's Capital Radio in June 1978 and presented a variety of shows until July 1980, when he became the breakfast show presenter. He moved back to BBC Radio 1 in 1982, presenting the weekday early show from 6 to 7 am and a Saturday-morning show.
In 1983, Smith took over the weekday lunchtime show (11.30 am to 2 pm) until March 1984, when he briefly left to present BBC Breakfast Time. He returned to Radio 1 on 5 May 1986, taking over from Mike Read on The Radio 1 Breakfast Show from 7.00 to 9.30 am, where he remained until almost exactly two years later when he left Radio 1 on 17 May 1988.[citation needed]
During his time on The Radio 1 Breakfast Show, Diana, Princess of Wales, declared him her favourite DJ.
Smith's career as a television presenter included Thames TV's CBTV, BBC1 entertainment magazine and music chart shows Top of the Pops (1982–1988) Show Business (1983) and Friday People (1985–87), Noel Edmonds' The Late, Late Breakfast Show (1984–86), That's Showbusiness (1989–96), and Julian Clary's Trick or Treat for ITV.
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Michael George Smith (23 April 1955 – 1 August 2014), also known by the on-air nickname of Smitty, was an English television and radio presenter, racing driver and businessman. During the 1980s, he was known for his appearances on BBC1 as a co-host of Breakfast Time and the music show Top of the Pops.
Smith died on 1 August 2014 from complications of heart failure following major heart surgery.
Smith was born in Hornchurch, Essex. He attended Ballyholme Primary School in Bangor, Northern Ireland during the early 1960s due to his father being relocated to Belfast by his employer, the Ford Motor Company.[citation needed]
Smith's earliest ambition was to be a train driver, however after spending a short period at Bangor Grammar School, Smith attended King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford, where he found he enjoyed being a DJ, first at the school's Friday night sixth form disco. Upon leaving school before taking his A-levels, he failed to get the motor industry job his father had hoped for.
Smith began his broadcasting career at Chelmsford Hospital radio, before joining BBC Radio 1 in 1975 as a freelance producer and presenter. His work included promotions and production work for the Radio 1 Roadshow, Quiz Kid and most daytime network shows. As a standby DJ, Smith occasionally broadcast when live outside broadcasts failed. He joined London's Capital Radio in June 1978 and presented a variety of shows until July 1980, when he became the breakfast show presenter. He moved back to BBC Radio 1 in 1982, presenting the weekday early show from 6 to 7 am and a Saturday-morning show.
In 1983, Smith took over the weekday lunchtime show (11.30 am to 2 pm) until March 1984, when he briefly left to present BBC Breakfast Time. He returned to Radio 1 on 5 May 1986, taking over from Mike Read on The Radio 1 Breakfast Show from 7.00 to 9.30 am, where he remained until almost exactly two years later when he left Radio 1 on 17 May 1988.[citation needed]
During his time on The Radio 1 Breakfast Show, Diana, Princess of Wales, declared him her favourite DJ.
Smith's career as a television presenter included Thames TV's CBTV, BBC1 entertainment magazine and music chart shows Top of the Pops (1982–1988) Show Business (1983) and Friday People (1985–87), Noel Edmonds' The Late, Late Breakfast Show (1984–86), That's Showbusiness (1989–96), and Julian Clary's Trick or Treat for ITV.