Chris Hawkins

Chris Hawkins
Born	23 September 1975 (1975-09-23) (age 36) Loppington, Shropshire, England
Nationality	UK
Education	University of Nottingham Ellesmere College
Occupation	radio presenter, TV personality
Spouse	Clare Nasir (2005-present)
Children	Sienna
Website
http://www.chrishawkins.org.uk/

Chris Hawkins (born 23 September 1975, in Loppington, Shropshire, England) is a presenter, performance DJ, reporter, journalist, producer, and music pundit.

Hawkins is the presenter of the BBC 6 Music early breakfast radio show (also covering drive and afternoons), assuming additional duties on BBC Radio 2. He makes frequent TV appearances as a personality pundit and pop-culture expert.^[1]

Early life, education

Hawkins did his university studies at the University of Nottingham and spent some time at Middlebury College in the United States as an exchange student. Also, as a school boy at the independent school Ellesmere College in Ellesmere, Shropshire, he spent some time at the Tabor Academy in the United States, on an English-Speaking Union scholarship.

Career

Chris started his radio career on BBC Radio Shropshire. He went on to BBC Radio Nottingham and BBC GLR.

He has worked for the BBC World Service doing the UK Album Chart Show and the UK Top 20, presented a daily show on GLR 94.9 (BBC London 94.9) for over two years, Talk Radio UK as a reporter and producer, BBC London Live, Real Radio, American College Radio, Jazz FM in London and Classic Gold.

He co-presented a radio talk show with psychic Becky Walsh on Friday nights on LBC 97.3 FM radio and had his own show on LBC 97.3 on Saturday afternoons.

As a music journalist, he writes a music column for London magazines, including the music review section of Angel magazine.

Personal life

Hawkins is married to meteorologist, GMTV presenter and producer Clare Nasir, and is an ambassador for The Prince's Trust.^[2]

In November 2009, Chris and Clare had their first child, a baby girl, Sienna.^[3]

His life-long phobia of fruit and vegetables was the topic of a 2008 edition of BBC Three's Freaky Eaters.^[4]

Trivia

• The first song Hawkins ever played on the radio was "Uptown Girl" by Billy Joel. ^[5]

See also

• BBC 6 Music

Notes

1. ^ "Agency Biography/CV: Chris Hawkins", McLean-Williams Management, London.
2. ^ "Believe in Tomorrow: Prince's Trust Annual Review 2008-2010", Prince's Trust, March 2011. Cf. p.35
3. ^ "DJ’s dash to see birth of daughter", Shropshire Star, Saturday 14th November 2009
4. ^ Freaky Eaters - "Addicted to Junk Food" episode, Series 2, BBC programme website
5. ^ BBC 6 Music Biography, 2002.

External links

• Chris Hawkins at BBC 6 Music
• Chris Hawkins Official Home on the Web
• Chris Hawkins on Twitter
• Chris Hawkins Facebook Group
• Old Ellesmerian Club article on Chris Hawkins - June 2005, p.19
• Chris Hawkins music review column at Angel magazine

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Name	Hawkins, Chris
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Date of birth	23 September 1975
Place of birth	Loppington, Shropshire, England
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