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	'''~~Tony~~ Livesey''' (born 11 January 1964 in ]) is a British journalist and broadcaster from Burnley.		'''Anthony Livesey''' (born 11 January 1964 in ]) is a British journalist and broadcaster from Burnley.

			==Early life==
			He went to St John Southworth RC in ''Lomeshye Road'', ].

	==Career==		==Career==
			===Newspapers===
	He started out with the '']'' and then worked in the Middle East with ] at the ] in ]. Returning to his native Lancashire, he worked at the Lancashire Evening Telegraph before spending 18 years with ] at which he was editor-in-chief and managing director of the '']'' and '']'' newspapers, in the ]. He also appeared as the moderator in the BBC2 game show "Traitor", broadcast in 2004, although his name did not appear in the opening credits.<ref></ref>		He started out with the '']'' and then worked in the Middle East with ] at the ] in ]. Returning to his native Lancashire, he worked at the Lancashire Evening Telegraph before spending 18 years with ] at which he was editor-in-chief and managing director of the '']'' and '']'' newspapers, in the ]. He also appeared as the moderator in the BBC2 game show "Traitor", broadcast in 2004, although his name did not appear in the opening credits.<ref></ref>

			===BBC Radio Lancashire===
	After resigning in August 2006, he joined the ] where he currently presents the breakfast show on ] and is a sports reporter for regional TV news progamme '']'', where he also covers for regular news anchor ] in his absence. A staunch supporter of ], Livesey is a regular pundit on BBC1's '']'' alongside ] as well as appearances on '']'', '']'' and '']'', all on the ], and '']'' on ]. He also occasionally presents the Breakfast programme on ].		After resigning in August 2006, he joined the ] where he currently presents the breakfast show on ] and is a sports reporter for regional TV news progamme '']'', where he also covers for regular news anchor ] in his absence. A staunch supporter of ], Livesey is a regular pundit on BBC1's '']'' alongside ] as well as appearances on '']'', '']'' and '']'', all on the ], and '']'' on ]. He also occasionally presents the Breakfast programme on ].

			His daily podcast is the BBC's most popular for regional radio.

	Livesey presented the one-off documentary ''Crumpet: A Very British Sex Symbol'', which was transmitted on BBC2 on 28 December 2005 and a year later he presented another programme related to this called ''Beefcake: A Very British Sex Symbol'', which too was transmitted on BBC2 on 27 December 2006.		Livesey presented the one-off documentary ''Crumpet: A Very British Sex Symbol'', which was transmitted on BBC2 on 28 December 2005 and a year later he presented another programme related to this called ''Beefcake: A Very British Sex Symbol'', which too was transmitted on BBC2 on 27 December 2006.

			===BBC Radio Five Live===
	In October 2009, it was announced that he will begin presenting the late-night slot on ] in January 2010, taking over from ].<ref></ref>. He will also present a weekend programme on ].		In October 2009, it was announced that he will begin presenting the late-night slot on ] in January 2010, taking over from ].<ref></ref>. He will also present a weekend programme on ].

	He narrates the ] sports programme '']''.		He narrates the ] sports programme '']''.

			==Personal life==
	He now lives in ], ].
			He now lives in ], ]. He married Barbara Maley in March 1995 in ] and they have a son (born July 1996) and daughter (born October 1994).

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Revision as of 15:42, 20 December 2009

Anthony Livesey (born 11 January 1964 in Burnley) is a British journalist and broadcaster from Burnley.

Early life

He went to St John Southworth RC Primary School in Lomeshye Road, Nelson.

Career

Newspapers

He started out with the Nelson Leader and then worked in the Middle East with Sam Sloan at the Gulf News in Dubai. Returning to his native Lancashire, he worked at the Lancashire Evening Telegraph before spending 18 years with Sport Newspapers at which he was editor-in-chief and managing director of the Daily Sport and Sunday Sport newspapers, in the United Kingdom. He also appeared as the moderator in the BBC2 game show "Traitor", broadcast in 2004, although his name did not appear in the opening credits.

BBC Radio Lancashire

After resigning in August 2006, he joined the BBC where he currently presents the breakfast show on Radio Lancashire and is a sports reporter for regional TV news progamme BBC North West Tonight, where he also covers for regular news anchor Gordon Burns in his absence. A staunch supporter of Burnley F.C., Livesey is a regular pundit on BBC1's Inside Sport alongside Gabby Logan as well as appearances on Have I Got News For You, What The Papers Say and Never Mind The Buzzcocks, all on the BBC, and Gladiators on ITV. He also occasionally presents the Breakfast programme on BBC Radio 5 Live.

His daily podcast is the BBC's most popular for regional radio.

Livesey presented the one-off documentary Crumpet: A Very British Sex Symbol, which was transmitted on BBC2 on 28 December 2005 and a year later he presented another programme related to this called Beefcake: A Very British Sex Symbol, which too was transmitted on BBC2 on 27 December 2006.

BBC Radio Five Live

In October 2009, it was announced that he will begin presenting the late-night slot on BBC Radio Five Live in January 2010, taking over from Richard Bacon.. He will also present a weekend programme on BBC Radio Lancashire.

He narrates the rugby league sports programme Rugby League Raw.

Personal life

He now lives in Colne, Lancashire. He married Barbara Maley in March 1995 in Liskeard and they have a son (born July 1996) and daughter (born October 1994).

References

External links

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