Tony Moorey
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Tony Moorey is programme manager at Absolute Radio. He previously was the producer of The Geoff Show
on Virgin Radio
(before it rebranded as Absolute) where he, Geoff Lloyd
and Annabel Port
made up the 'Symposium', until December 21, 2007. He was replaced by Nelson Kumah
. Until 2005, he was producer of the Pete and Geoff Breakfast Show
, where he also worked with Geoff Lloyd and Annabel Port.
, Manchester
on 26 September 1974.
It was after listening to broadcaster James H Reeve
that Tony decided he wanted to work in radio.
His first step on this career was at Piccadilly Radio
in Manchester.
In 1998, after various production jobs at Piccadilly he found a job at the BBC
in London making trails for Edwina Currie
, Dominik Diamond
, David Mellor
and other programmes on Radio Five Live. He also commissioned music from, among others, New Order
.
and in Lisbon for Euro 2004.
Moorey had his own feature on the show called 'The Dead of the Night' where he told the life story of someone from history and then invited Geoff, Annabel and the listeners to guess how this person met their end. He also had a feature called 'Night Fever' where he described the symptoms of a medical ailment and people rung in trying to guess what that ailment was. If they got it right they won a first aid kit and another prize. Moorey also contributed phone-in topics for the night, with his topic typically being slightly more sensible in comparison to Port's and Lloyd's suggested topics.
He left The Geoff Show on 21 December 2007, to pursue a new career opportunity at Virgin Radio
. His replacement Nelson Kumah
started on 5 January 2008 and appeared on the show as the new producer.
The Geoff Show
The Geoff Show was a humorous radio program, broadcast on Absolute Radio from 3 January 2006 to 25 September 2008.The show ran for three hours, between 10pm and 1am, Monday to Thursday. Presented by Geoff Lloyd, it also featured his 'symposium', comprising himself, Annabel Port and his producer...
on Virgin Radio
Virgin Radio
Absolute Radio is one of the UK's three Independent National Radio stations. The station rebranded to its current name at 7.45am on 29 September 2008.The station is based in London and plays popular rock music...
(before it rebranded as Absolute) where he, Geoff Lloyd
Geoff Lloyd
Geoff Lloyd is a British radio presenter. Lloyd presents Geoff Lloyd's Hometime Show, Monday-Friday, 5pm-8pm on Absolute Radio...
and Annabel Port
Annabel Port
Annabel Port is a British radio presenter who currently acts as a sidekick on Geoff Lloyd's Hometime Show, broadcast from Monday to Friday on Absolute Radio from 5 pm to 8 pm. She is known for her witty sense of humour and eccentric behaviour...
made up the 'Symposium', until December 21, 2007. He was replaced by Nelson Kumah
Nelson Kumah
Nelson Kumah is a British radio producer working on Geoff Lloyd's Hometime Show broadcasting on Absolute Radio. His association with Lloyd began on the 6th of January 2008 working as the replacement for Tony Moorey who left The Geoff Show on the 20th of December 2007...
. Until 2005, he was producer of the Pete and Geoff Breakfast Show
Pete And Geoff
The duo of Pete and Geoff were DJs Pete Mitchell and Geoff Lloyd, who from January 2003 to December 2005 hosted the breakfast show on Virgin Radio. In the early 1980s, Mitchell was an aspiring musician who moved into management and production...
, where he also worked with Geoff Lloyd and Annabel Port.
Biography
Anthony Moorey was born in Wythenshawe HospitalWythenshawe Hospital
The University Hospital of South Manchester is a major acute teaching hospital in Wythenshawe, south Manchester, England. It provides services for adults and children at Wythenshawe Hospital and Withington Community Hospital...
, Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
on 26 September 1974.
It was after listening to broadcaster James H Reeve
James H Reeve
James Hengist Reeve is a cult UK broadcaster, journalist, raconteur and radio phone-in host based in the Manchester area. James has hosted shows on Piccadilly Radio, BBC GMR , BBC Radio Five Live, The New Hallam FM, talkSPORT, TeamTalk 252 stations and, up until July 2006, presented the late night...
that Tony decided he wanted to work in radio.
His first step on this career was at Piccadilly Radio
Piccadilly Magic 1152
NB Piccadilly Radio re-directs here. See also Key 103Piccadilly Magic 1152 , began broadcasting as Piccadilly Radio, which was Manchester's first commercial radio station.-Early years:...
in Manchester.
In 1998, after various production jobs at Piccadilly he found a job at the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
in London making trails for Edwina Currie
Edwina Currie
Edwina Jonesnée Cohen is a former British Member of Parliament. First elected as a Conservative Party MP in 1983, she was a Junior Health Minister for two years, before resigning in 1988 over the controversy over salmonella in eggs...
, Dominik Diamond
Dominik Diamond
Paul Dominik Diamond is a Scottish television and radio presenter and newspaper columnist. He is best known as the original presenter of Channel 4's video gaming programme GamesMaster, as host of The Dominik Diamond Breakfast Show on Xfm Scotland and as a columnist for the Daily Star...
, David Mellor
David Mellor
David John Mellor, QC is a British politician, non-practising barrister, broadcaster, journalist and football pundit. A member of the Conservative Party, he served in the Cabinet of Prime Minister John Major as Chief Secretary to the Treasury and Secretary of State for National Heritage , before...
and other programmes on Radio Five Live. He also commissioned music from, among others, New Order
New Order
New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris...
.
Work on The Geoff Show
In the summer of 2002, Moorey started work at Virgin Radio producing the Pete & Geoff Drivetime show. Highlights included outside broadcasts in Las Vegas, on the London EyeLondon Eye
The London Eye is a tall giant Ferris wheel situated on the banks of the River Thames, in London, England.It is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe, and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom, visited by over 3.5 million people annually...
and in Lisbon for Euro 2004.
Moorey had his own feature on the show called 'The Dead of the Night' where he told the life story of someone from history and then invited Geoff, Annabel and the listeners to guess how this person met their end. He also had a feature called 'Night Fever' where he described the symptoms of a medical ailment and people rung in trying to guess what that ailment was. If they got it right they won a first aid kit and another prize. Moorey also contributed phone-in topics for the night, with his topic typically being slightly more sensible in comparison to Port's and Lloyd's suggested topics.
He left The Geoff Show on 21 December 2007, to pursue a new career opportunity at Virgin Radio
Virgin Radio
Absolute Radio is one of the UK's three Independent National Radio stations. The station rebranded to its current name at 7.45am on 29 September 2008.The station is based in London and plays popular rock music...
. His replacement Nelson Kumah
Nelson Kumah
Nelson Kumah is a British radio producer working on Geoff Lloyd's Hometime Show broadcasting on Absolute Radio. His association with Lloyd began on the 6th of January 2008 working as the replacement for Tony Moorey who left The Geoff Show on the 20th of December 2007...
started on 5 January 2008 and appeared on the show as the new producer.