Phil Trow
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Phil Trow is a broadcaster in the English Midlands and has worked in radio for over 20 years.
He started his professional career at Signal Radio in Stoke at the age of nineteen before joining the BBC Radio Manchester in 1990.
Whilst at Signal Radio, he had a Number One record (in Staffordshire) with the 'Telethon Rap' with Lee Finan. Robbie Williams
worked for Phil and Trow was the first radio presenter to play a Take That
record (Do what you like).
He worked for BBC GMR for 15 years before moving to BBC Radio Lancashire
in 2003. Whilst with BBC GMR he was part of the team that won a Sony award for coverage of the Manchester bomb. In 2006 he began presenting the BBC Radio Lancashire
Sunday morning programme with Sally Bankes.
Trow became the BBC Radio Derby
Breakfast Show presenter startiung April 2010, although he had worked as a freelance for the station for six months.
Trow has been a 'warm up' man for CBBC
working on programmes like Get Your Own Back
. He is a regular presenter for the BBC Exhibitions working on Gardeners World Live and the Good Homes Show and is a voice over artist in the North West.
On television, he has worked on Men and Motors and presented Children in Need and is a presenter of Channel M
Breakfast on Channel M
.
Life
Trow began broadcasting on a Hospital radio station at Park Hospital in Davyhulme, ManchesterHe started his professional career at Signal Radio in Stoke at the age of nineteen before joining the BBC Radio Manchester in 1990.
Whilst at Signal Radio, he had a Number One record (in Staffordshire) with the 'Telethon Rap' with Lee Finan. Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams
Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...
worked for Phil and Trow was the first radio presenter to play a Take That
Take That
Take That are a British five-piece vocal pop group comprising Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams. Barlow acts as the lead singer and primary songwriter...
record (Do what you like).
He worked for BBC GMR for 15 years before moving to BBC Radio Lancashire
BBC Radio Lancashire
BBC Radio Lancashire is the BBC Local Radio service for the county of Lancashire, in North West England. It began as BBC Radio Blackburn on 26 January 1971 on 96.4FM, then adding 854 kHz AM in 1972 and changing to its current name on 4 July 1981...
in 2003. Whilst with BBC GMR he was part of the team that won a Sony award for coverage of the Manchester bomb. In 2006 he began presenting the BBC Radio Lancashire
BBC Radio Lancashire
BBC Radio Lancashire is the BBC Local Radio service for the county of Lancashire, in North West England. It began as BBC Radio Blackburn on 26 January 1971 on 96.4FM, then adding 854 kHz AM in 1972 and changing to its current name on 4 July 1981...
Sunday morning programme with Sally Bankes.
Trow became the BBC Radio Derby
BBC Radio Derby
BBC Radio Derby is the BBC Local Radio station for the English county of Derbyshire, covering all but the northern tip of the county, and also serves eastern Staffordshire, mainly Uttoxeter and Burton upon Trent. The station broadcasts from its studios in Derby on 104.5, 95.3 and 96.0 FM and 1116...
Breakfast Show presenter startiung April 2010, although he had worked as a freelance for the station for six months.
Trow has been a 'warm up' man for CBBC
CBBC
CBBC is one of two brand names used for the BBC's children's television strands. Between 1985 and 2002, CBBC was the name given to all the BBC's programmes on TV for children aged under 14...
working on programmes like Get Your Own Back
Get Your Own Back
Get Your Own Back is a British children's game show, which ran from 26 September 1991 to 31 March 2003. It has been presented throughout by Dave Benson Phillips with the addition of Lisa Brockwell as a co-host from 2001 to the programme's end in 2003....
. He is a regular presenter for the BBC Exhibitions working on Gardeners World Live and the Good Homes Show and is a voice over artist in the North West.
On television, he has worked on Men and Motors and presented Children in Need and is a presenter of Channel M
Channel m
Channel M is a regional television station, based in Manchester, England. It began broadcasting on 14 February 2000 as Manchester Student Television and is owned and operated by the Guardian Media Group.-Coverage:...
Breakfast on Channel M
Channel m
Channel M is a regional television station, based in Manchester, England. It began broadcasting on 14 February 2000 as Manchester Student Television and is owned and operated by the Guardian Media Group.-Coverage:...
.