Clive Warren is a
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radio
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.
His first experience of radio broadcasting came at Radio Moorfields, the hospital station at
Moorfields Eye HospitalMoorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a National Health Service eye hospital in central London. It is in the London Borough of Islington, on City Road, and is close to Old Street station. Together with the University College London Institute of Ophthalmology, which is adjacent to the...
in London, which broadcast from 1974 until 2006. From there he joined the first in-store radio station, Radio
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, at Oxford Circus in London. He went on to present Children's ITV from 1989 to 1991, before becoming a
DJA disc jockey is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, dis
k referred to phonograph records, while dis
c referred to the Compact Disc, and has become the more common spelling...
again at
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's
Capital FM95.8 Capital FM is a popular London local radio station owned by the Global Radio group.-Early years:This local radio station for London, which was based on the first two floors of the Euston Tower, was originally named Capital Radio, and was launched by then-chairman Richard Attenborough at 5:00...
, where he presented a Saturday night show from 10pm-1am, before taking over the weekend early show & the overnight slot on Mondays & Tuesdays.
He joined
BBC Radio 1BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the BBC which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock or interviews. It is aimed...
in November 1994, presenting the Weekend Breakfast Show.
Clive Warren is a
BritishThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
radio
DJA disc jockey is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, dis
k referred to phonograph records, while dis
c referred to the Compact Disc, and has become the more common spelling...
.
Early career
His first experience of radio broadcasting came at Radio Moorfields, the hospital station at
Moorfields Eye HospitalMoorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a National Health Service eye hospital in central London. It is in the London Borough of Islington, on City Road, and is close to Old Street station. Together with the University College London Institute of Ophthalmology, which is adjacent to the...
in London, which broadcast from 1974 until 2006. From there he joined the first in-store radio station, Radio
Top ShopTop Shop may mean:* TopShop A British Clothes Store* BOARD GAME Top Shop - A PlayStation Game...
, at Oxford Circus in London. He went on to present Children's ITV from 1989 to 1991, before becoming a
DJA disc jockey is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, dis
k referred to phonograph records, while dis
c referred to the Compact Disc, and has become the more common spelling...
again at
London[]London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries...
's
Capital FM95.8 Capital FM is a popular London local radio station owned by the Global Radio group.-Early years:This local radio station for London, which was based on the first two floors of the Euston Tower, was originally named Capital Radio, and was launched by then-chairman Richard Attenborough at 5:00...
, where he presented a Saturday night show from 10pm-1am, before taking over the weekend early show & the overnight slot on Mondays & Tuesdays.
Radio 1
He joined
BBC Radio 1BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the BBC which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock or interviews. It is aimed...
in November 1994, presenting the Weekend Breakfast Show. In October 1995, Clive became Chris Evans' warmup presenter as he took over the Weekday Early Breakfast show from 4-6.30am. Following on from
Chris MoylesChristopher David "Chris" Moyles is an English broadcaster, author and DJ, who currently presents The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1, and his own show on Channel 4, Chris Moyles' Quiz Night.-Pre-Radio 1:...
joining Radio 1 in July 1997, Clive took over the weekday overnight slot from 1-4am, this became 2-4am from October 1998. He remained on this slot until he left Radio 1 in September 2000.
While at Radio 1 he gave the first UK radio play to "
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", the first single released by
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for 25 years, and also deputised for
Mark GoodierMark Goodier is a British radio disc jockey.-Early career:Mark Goodier was born in Zimbabwe. His family moved to the UK when he was a child, eventually settling in Scotland. He was educated at George Heriot's School, in Edinburgh. He became a mobile DJ in Edinburgh and then joined local station...
on the
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show on several occasions.
Virgin Radio
In October 2000, Clive joined
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, presenting a Sunday afternoon show from 1-4pm & in January 2001, he took over the Weekday late-night slot from
Gary DaviesGary Davies was the UK's most popular disc jockey of the 1980s.-Early career:After working in marketing for a mail order company and managing a Manchester disco, Davies began his broadcasting career at Manchester's Piccadilly Radio in 1979 before joining BBC Radio 1 in 1982 to present a Saturday...
, from 10pm-1am.
He left Virgin in January 2002 and returned to Capital FM presenting occasional overnight slots.
Real Radio & Jazz FM
In early 2003, Clive joined
Real Radio WalesReal Radio Wales is an independent local radio that broadcasts on FM from Morganstown, Cardiff across South and West Wales. It is also available on DAB via the MXR Severn Estuary multiplex and, since the closure of Real Radio , has been carried across the UK on digital satellite TV .In 2008 GMG was...
, where he presented the afternoon show and in March 2004, he joined London's
102.2 Jazz FM102.2 Jazz FM was a local jazz and soul music station for London run by GMG Radio. The station was based and broadcast from Castlereagh Street in London to around 15.5 million people within the broadcasting area...
, presenting a Saturday morning show from 10am-2pm & the Weekday late night show from 9pm-Midnight. He remained here until October 2004.
Heart 106.2 & Reading 107
In early 2005, Clive joined London's
Heart 106.2Heart 106.2 is an Independent Local Radio station based in London that specializes in "variety" and is owned by Global Radio as part of the Heart Network....
as a stand in presenter, before taking over the Sunday mid-morning show from 9am-12noon.
In addition to that, in early 2006, he also joined Reading 107, as a presenter of their weekday drivetime show from 2-6pm. He remained here until late 2006.
Recent work
Clive then worked at 105.4 Century Radio in Manchester as the afternoon host. He broadcast the show every weekday from 1-4pm & also presented a Sunday show from 1pm-4pm. Clive left Century Radio Real Radio (North West) in December 2008. Clive also covered Heart Sussex Drivetime in 2009.