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"Tiger" Tim Stevens MBE (born 4 February 1952) is a veteran disc jockey, working in the West of Scotland since 1973 on the radio, primarily Radio Clyde.[1] He moved from Clyde 1 to Clyde 2 at the start of 2008.[2] He presented his last show on Radio Clyde on Saturday 8 May 2010 on Clyde 2, which featured friends and colleagues paying tribute to him.
Stevens was born on 4 February 1952 and was brought up in Easterhouse, a housing scheme in Glasgow. At the age of 17 he started disc jockeying at The Electric Gardens nightclub in Sauchiehall Street. He was recruited to Radio Clyde in 1974 and has remained a regular broadcaster there, with a temporary stint at West Sound in the 1980s. His first show on Radio Clyde - broadcast on Monday evenings between 8 p. m. and 10 p. m. in the mid-1970s - was entitled The Aff Its Heid Show (Aff Its Heid = Off Its Head in Standard English).
Stevens left Radio Clyde in May 1975 to try his hand at being a pop star (he had released a number of songs which he would play on his own show), but he would return to the Clyde airwaves shortly afterwards.
In 1987 Stevens was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, but continued to work in radio despite the steady progression of the disease.[1] In March 2010 a benefit night was held to raise funds for treatment for Stevens.[3] Stevens then travelled to Katowice, Poland for a new experimental treatment of Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency.[4][5] Stevens reported initial results as promising.[6]
In 2006 Stevens was awarded the Member of the British Empire (MBE) for his charity work and services to broadcasting in Scotland.[7][8] He was also awarded Reo Stakis Lifetime Achievement award at the Tartan Clef Awards in 2006[9][10]
Stevens presented The Untied Shoelaces Show, a BBC Scotland morning children's TV programme in 1982.[11][12]
Stevens has a fashion modelling contract with Ben Sherman.[13]
Recently Stevens portrayed the Character of Dr Ferguson, in the independent feature film "Night is Day (film)" [14]
Further reading
Tim Stevens and Brian Beacom, The Adventures of Tiger Tim: The Authorised Biography of Tim Stevens (Black and White Publishing), 2000) ISBN 1902927133 , ISBN 978-1902927138
References
- ^ a b http://www.mult-sclerosis.org/news/Jan2003/DJwMSTimStevens.html
- ^ Merry Media News - TV News, Radio News, Showbiz News! - Tiger Tim Stevens Joins 1152 Clyde 2
- ^ http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/editor-s-picks-ignore/stars-are-all-coming-out-for-tiger-1.1011343
- ^ http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/tiger-tim-s-treatment-may-bring-hope-to-ms-sufferers-1.1017321
- ^ http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/editor-s-picks-ignore/it-s-my-chance-to-live-1.1017234
- ^ http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/editor-s-picks-ignore/moment-of-truth-for-tiger-after-his-ms-treatment-1.1017675
- ^ BBC NEWS | Scotland | Ferguson among honours recipients
- ^ FM's 'Tiger' Tim rocks on - Scotsman.com News
- ^ YouTube - Lifetime Achievement Award - Tiger Tim Stevens
- ^ Tartan Clef - Past Fundraising Events
- ^ BBC - Scotland - The Wireless to the Web - Through the Decades
- ^ BFI | Film & TV Database | The UNTIED SHOELACES SHOW (1982)
- ^ Evening Times: Features
- ^ "NightIsDay.net/cast.php" - Night Is Day Official website
External links
Categories:- Living people
- British radio DJs
- Scottish radio personalities
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