Allan Beswick

Allan Beswick is a radio broadcaster who presents the lunchtime show on BBC Radio Manchester in Manchester. [cite web
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His jobs prior to working as a broadcaster include working as a soldier, a mental health nurse and for the Citizen's Advice Bureau; during his time at the C.A.B. he began to appear as a guest on "Dave Lincoln and Friends", a programme on 194 Radio City, an independent commercial station in Liverpool. In the mid to late eighties, he worked for Lancashire station Red Rose Radio where he presented a late-night phone-in "The Allan Beswick Late Night Show".

He was well-known for his uncompromising style, ability to argue his case stubbornly, and penchant for insulting callers whom he disagreed with or didn't like. He was also known for his on-air professed dislike of Liverpudlians ("scousers"), who he frequently referred to as "Mersey maggots", which perversely made him extremely popular with Liverpool listeners, as they felt he typified woollybacks - people from outside the city - and all that was wrong with them. He has since said it was an act and he has no problem with Merseysiders.

An on-air incident led to his being banned for a period by the Independent Broadcasting Authority for being abusive to a caller. He soon moved to BBC Radio Manchester where he now presents the lunchtime current affairs and phone-in show. In April 2007 a humorous comment Beswick made about the death of Alan Ball on a lunchtime broadcast drew complaints, resulting in an apology both from the BBC and Beswick himself.cite news
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Beswick has also worked on television, including presenting "Beswick's Beat", a local current affairs segment on "North West Tonight".cite web
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External links

* [http://www.meredithproductions.co.uk/panto/interview.asp?ActorID=35&PantoYear=2002&Actor=Allan%20Beswick Interview with Allan Beswick] at Meredith Productions