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| In April 2013, ] suspended Francis for comments Francis had posted on ] about the comedian ] .<ref name="Radio Today">{{cite web|title=Presenter Neil Francis Suspended From Gold|url=http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/04/presenter-neil-francis-suspended-from-gold/|publisher=Radio Today|accessdate=15 April 2013}}</ref> | In April 2013, ] suspended Francis for comments Francis had posted on ] about the comedian ] .<ref name="Radio Today">{{cite web|title=Presenter Neil Francis Suspended From Gold|url=http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/04/presenter-neil-francis-suspended-from-gold/|publisher=Radio Today|accessdate=15 April 2013}}</ref><ref name="Kent Online">{{cite web|title=Gold DJ Neil Francis suspended after Jim Davidson comments|url=http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent_messenger/news/2013/april/12/gold_dj_neil_francis.aspx|publisher=Kent Online|accessdate=11 April 2013}}</ref> | ||
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| Running time | 3 hours |
|---|---|
| Original release | 3 October 2008 |
| Website | Absolute Radio Website Link |
Neil Francis is a British DJ, and previously hosted the Friday evening slot on Absolute Radio and Absolute 80s.
Francis's first big break in radio came in 1985 with a stint on North Sea pirate Radio Caroline and he has also worked as a presenter for Chiltern Radio in Herts/Beds/Bucks, Invicta FM in Kent and Capital FM in London.
In his Virgin Radio stint, Francis has presented the 1pm-4pm show and various other shows. In early 2007, he was "sidelined" to a fill-in DJ role also doing the Saturday Midnight-6am slot and Sunday 2am-8am Slot and was heard occasionally on the Sunday Night Show 7pm-Midnight but in July 2007, he became a full-time presenter again, taking over the drivetime show from Ben Jones. He returned to the weekday afternoon slot on 3 December 2007.
After Virgin re-branded to Absolute Radio He began to present a Friday night show called Absolute 80's and a Saturday morning breakfast show.
Francis covered the drivetime Gold Network show on 25 August 2010. His last regular weekly show on the network was Saturday afternoons from 1-3pm, when most stations on the network take local sport, thereby severely restricting any available audience.
During February 2011 he covered Steve Ladner on BBC Radio Kent's lunchtime show. Francis is a freelance presenter.”
In April 2013, Gold Network suspended Francis for comments Francis had posted on Facebook about the comedian Jim Davidson .
References
- Plunkett, John (23 March 2010). "Lucio takes over from Neil Francis at Absolute". Guardian. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- "Presenter Neil Francis Suspended From Gold". Radio Today. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- "Gold DJ Neil Francis suspended after Jim Davidson comments". Kent Online. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
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