Nicky Horne was a road manager for
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in 1969, before presenting shows on
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, from 1970 - 1973.
Horne was one of the original line-up on London's
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, where he presented shows such as
Your Mother Wouldn't like it,
Mummy's Weekly &
6 of the Best. He remained on
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until 1986.
Since then, he re-joined
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in the early 1990s where he was a stand-in presenter and at the same time, he presented a weekend afternoon show on
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. He also worked on the UK commercial radio overnight sustaining service,
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.
His TV career has included presenting American Football on Channel 4 ,
Rock Steady, and
Earsay also on Channel 4, American Football, and NBA for Sky Sports, and for many years was the presenter of ATP tennis, and Davis Cup worldwide.
Horne joined
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in 1995, working 7 days a week. He took over the drivetime show from the sacked
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and 2 weekend shows as well. In 1997 he took on the weekday afternoon show from 1-4pm, before leaving the station in 1998.
In 1998 Horne joined
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, presenting the weekend overnight show (Fridays/Saturdays 12 midnight-3am & Saturdays/Sundays 1-4am), before his shows were taken over by
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in 1999.
At the beginning of 2003, Horne replaced
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on the drivetime show on London's
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, later moving to mid-mornings until mid-2005, From then on, he was heard on
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every Sunday afternoon fronting a
Classic Album Show. Currently, he can be heard on digital station Planet Rock as the weekday evening presenter.