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He was the first DJ on BBC Radio 1 in 1967 and has since worked across the BBC and commercial broadcasters on radio and television. In 2002 he won I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here.
He will start at Guardian Media Group-owned Smooth on February 16.
Programme controller Gavin McCoy said: "Tony is a consummate professional and an entertainer through and through. We are over the moon he’ll be leading the charge on the weekends."
Blackburn commented: "Smooth Radio is a wonderful station with a growing audience and a music format I love. Doing the weekend breakfast show gives me the opportunity to really enjoy what I’ll be doing and with the team, deliver a great show."
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